Sandy Huse
Can You Hear?
Wood, eggbeater, cell phone, wire, and paint.
9” x 4” x 16”. 2020.
Website: SandyHuse.com
California, USA
VO by Mari Weiss
Wood, eggbeater, cell phone, wire, and paint.
9” x 4” x 16”. 2020.
Website: SandyHuse.com
California, USA
VO by Mari Weiss
ABOUT THE ARTWORK:
This sculpture was part of a call and response collaboration during the spring of 2020 as the COVID 19 pandemic forced artists to consider new ways to communicate and work as galleries and studio spaces closed. I was paired with a video artist and we were tasked to respond to each other’s work with a 24-hour turnaround time over the space of 16 days, thus each completing 8 individual works per artist.
Can You Hear? is an exploration of how, despite being connected via electronic equipment of all types, communication is often still difficult, particularly for people with disabilities. A tiny screen, a minuscule speaker, and apps that are dense and confusing all contribute to the frustration of efficient communication. We constantly struggle to hear and see, and are frustrated when the technology we have come to depend on is faulty or difficult to work with.
Can You Hear? is an exploration of how, despite being connected via electronic equipment of all types, communication is often still difficult, particularly for people with disabilities. A tiny screen, a minuscule speaker, and apps that are dense and confusing all contribute to the frustration of efficient communication. We constantly struggle to hear and see, and are frustrated when the technology we have come to depend on is faulty or difficult to work with.
STATEMENT:
I am a wood-centric sculptor who uses multiple materials to make sculptures that usually incorporate kinetic aspects. My biggest desire is to encourage people to touch art, not to have the "white gloves/hands off" approach generally experienced in fine art.
To this end, my sculptures generally incorporate a way for the viewer to activate an action: it may be a crank; it may be a tactile aspect that can be touched and enjoyed. However, my work is not toy-like; it is designed to be thought-provoking as well as playful.
To this end, my sculptures generally incorporate a way for the viewer to activate an action: it may be a crank; it may be a tactile aspect that can be touched and enjoyed. However, my work is not toy-like; it is designed to be thought-provoking as well as playful.
DESCRIPTION:
Can You Hear?
This sculpture has a black oval base resembling pitted metal. Mounted lengthwise on an arched support is an antique hand-cranked metal egg beater. The beaters smack up against the screen of a cell phone painted navy blue and pink. Over the phone’s screen are spider web like strands of silver. A loop of twisted wire folds over the right corner of the screen to hold up the phone and extends behind it down to the black base.
-description by Teri Grossman
This sculpture has a black oval base resembling pitted metal. Mounted lengthwise on an arched support is an antique hand-cranked metal egg beater. The beaters smack up against the screen of a cell phone painted navy blue and pink. Over the phone’s screen are spider web like strands of silver. A loop of twisted wire folds over the right corner of the screen to hold up the phone and extends behind it down to the black base.
-description by Teri Grossman
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