Village One

Compartmentalizing our feelings is a survival tool used by many, and it has helped me through many crises. These compartments in my mind are like a neighborhood of separate houses, each connected by the ground beneath them.

The green, neon outline of a fireplace and chimney comes into view as the viewer walks along a yellow brick path to enter the full-scale frame of a house. This symbol of hearth and home is replicated inside the house with eight small, black Plexiglas shaft houses with green chimneys that emerge from rich soil. One house has a nest of eggs nestled on its hearth, one has butterflies held airborne by hatpins, and another has closed windows that allow only a trace of green glow to escape.

Eight black Plexiglas shaft houses
12” x 18” x 36” to 60”
Eight 9” and one 15’ neon outlines of fireplaces, rich soil and yellow bricks
Varied objects including butterflies on hat pins, nestled eggs and sacred figure. Wooden house frame, size can vary.