Joy Vault, 2009
Metal Leaf and Birch Coffee Stirrers
Metal Leaf and Birch Coffee Stirrers
At first glance the work displays the nativity of
outsider work, but in fact is a well studied
expression of pure joy. Thousands of gold
banded wooden sticks appear to defy gravity.
They march up the wall, commanded into
seemingly impossible plateau. The chaos of a
thousand drummers blending and melting into
a coherent performance. Shards of light dance
off the prismatic patterns that emerge
and simultaneously recede. The form is drawn,
then redrawn, as if a doodle pulled through to life.
outsider work, but in fact is a well studied
expression of pure joy. Thousands of gold
banded wooden sticks appear to defy gravity.
They march up the wall, commanded into
seemingly impossible plateau. The chaos of a
thousand drummers blending and melting into
a coherent performance. Shards of light dance
off the prismatic patterns that emerge
and simultaneously recede. The form is drawn,
then redrawn, as if a doodle pulled through to life.
