Populous
Populous 2018 concrete, chop sticks, gold acupuncture needles, paper
L13x W 13 x H32cm
Work made in response to the brief title; Embracing the underdog.
In the organic yet manufactured quality of the single use wooden chopstick, used by thousands of individuals everyday, society has been represented as a group en mass. At first glance we are the same, subtle differences hidden until closer scrutiny.
Physical differences are easy to observe but we are also a product of our health and wealth; here portrayed through the use of gold acupuncture needles intrinsic to Chinese medicine. This diminutive sculpture coalesces broad human factors into a delicate observation of the individual.
Health and Wealth and class are crucial to our standing with in the mass: some of us are elevated and some of us remain the underdog.
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