ARTPRIZE 2013 - Changing Faces Installation at Boardwalk Grand Rapids Condominiums

Posted by: Dawn Sult

Life. Death. Rebirth... How can a piece of furniture be sold as "shabby chic" or "distressed", but be considered "junk" if it's in an alley? What do you see here? What could these things become? It's about how you see things, and what you do with them once you decide how to see them. Reduce, reuse, recycle, upcycle... These items had a previous "life" or use. Now move past these objects... Consider human life. How many homeless, disabled, veterans, displaced workers, physically or mentally ill, or others... do we abandon every day without bothering to help them, or even look and see their potential? Do you WELCOME challenges, and others in need? Or does your expression, your attitude, or even your very words, say DO NOT DISTURB!!.....? Let's start changing faces.... For the better. Let's not ignore the faces around us that change because they need us. There are many reasons, but PTSD is especially important to me. Please go to http://www.ptsd.va.gov to learn more.

Art form: 3-D
Depth: 6 inches
Medium: Mixed
Width: 3 feet
Height: 7 feet
Year created: 2013