for alex

Seeing what you've done with your arrows in the past (intermediate clay) and viewing your set up the other day in the crit space has led me to ask several questions. You talked about the Wilmington set up as directing the view from the office buildings into the cemetery. Such as people work themselves to death or work to get to these ends. My interest was lost when this point was made because of the literalness of it. I think the newest set up is much more interesting. I think using an object like the arrow is hard because we are all familiar with that sign. We all know that arrows represent a direction or an intended action. The way that you placed them in the crit space related a different story because of the orientation of the objects.It felt like you were getting somewhere new with the idea of the arrow as a symbol. I also liked that you didn't have a predetermined design for the mass you created. You went in with many objects and arranged them as you thought they should be at the moment. I also think the garbage bags should be included with your piece because they investigate the path you took to get to the state that the objects are in. Along this line have you looked at Jasper Johns painting of the target or of the american flag? The way he uses symbols as a jump off point is directly related in the final piece he creates. I would suggest googling the terms "sign and signifier" I think this path would be good for you and lead you to some more interesting ideas about display and what concepts you could include with your arrows. Questions like why blue and why arrows come to mind and i think if you could direct me to view your piece differently i could approach what you are thinking more clearly. Semiotics is another interesting system i think could benefit your work (thats where most people situate the "sign and signifier" idea).