Pipes and tassels
(2018)
65 x 20 x 15 cm
green edition
copper pipe, tassels, brackets
shown at except for access only, Malta Contemporary Art
65 x 20 x 15 cm
green edition
copper pipe, tassels, brackets
shown at except for access only, Malta Contemporary Art
What if this work transforms
typical materials, shifts contexts and explores the tensions between
functionalism and formalism, can we therefor consider the functional copper
pipe and soft fabric finishes of the tassels to be counterparts?
What if the tassels have become cheap as chips (cheaper actually!) and copper increasingly rare, shall we then conclude that in today’s hyper-capitalist world their values have reversed?
What if the tassel has almost always been a symbol of power, prestige, exclusivity and even a talisman, should we then regard these industrially and efficiently produced tassels suddenly void of meaning?
What if the tassels have become cheap as chips (cheaper actually!) and copper increasingly rare, shall we then conclude that in today’s hyper-capitalist world their values have reversed?
What if the tassel has almost always been a symbol of power, prestige, exclusivity and even a talisman, should we then regard these industrially and efficiently produced tassels suddenly void of meaning?
