My Resolve Is Waning, And It's Gotten Hard To Keep Maintaining, But I'll Face The Day With What Little Strength I Have Remaining

2021

wheat-paste, tracing paper, tissue paper, gesso, India ink, acrylic paint, house paint, Faber-Castell pens, cardboard, bottles caps, toilet paper rolls, straight pins, lag screws, washers, two-inch drywall screws, 4-ply matboard, 8-ply matboard, Bristol board, chicken wire, empty paper-goods tubing, and a soda can

10x26x10in..

The beginning works in this concept are mostly heads and faces. Branching out and exploring different parts of the body pushed me to decipher what it meant to communicate with a subject the viewer couldn’t make eye contact with. Language, eye contact, and facial expressions may be some of the most blatant forms of communication; but the arm is a reference to the deeds someone has done or their reputation. In this case, the arm is a symbol of strength but the open palm, rather than a fist, suggests that it’s not physical strength, but strength of the mind. Machine parts can be seen throughout this remnant of the human form, but the semi-dynamic pose of the hand reiterates that it is the mind which pushes the subject through to perseverance. The body and mind go hand in hand, but it’s the mind that determines the decisions we make and the actions we take.