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2014, Installation dimensions vary, Collected chandelier and lamps parts.

Installation of collected lamp and chandelier parts. The formal modernistic aesthetic of this piece is a perverse compliment to the unsavory process behind its creation. Each lamp and chandelier is taken into my studio and completely stripped of its lighting capabilities and dismantled for parts. Each part is then categorized and cataloged to later be connected to a piece originally similar in purpose or function but of completely disparate aesthetic style and finish. The body parts or ‘torso’ of the lamp/chandelier is permanently detached from the arms. This process of deconstruction and taxonometric evaluation leads to a closer look at the technology, language and history of this functional and decorative staple in our everyday lives. The violent act of deconstruction leads to an oddly beautiful and serene act of reconstruction.