Untitled
2012 – 2022
found objects and a beam from a farm
16” H x 63” W x 8” D

Wheat is an ancient staple. This composition is complex in its simplicity. It is a large assembly of forks of different colors, uses, sizes, and shapes. The forks function on many levels of society and cultures. They are domestic, utilitarian, household utensils set into and old wooden farm beam. 
The gathering is joyous and yet silent. In an age when hunger is commonplace in every corner of the globe, this piece brings together a large contingent of humble disparate objects all pointing upwards in a visual prayerful celebration of unity. The silence. In a world in which man has real hunger, for sustenance, the truth, the infinite, man’s insatiable appetite threatens our very existence. 

Since ancient times wheat has been an icon in the visual language of every culture and religion. The image of wheat is one of the most prevalent symbols in all of history. It has been used to represent life, fertility, abundance and prosperity, charity and love. It has also been likened to “God’s goodness” and often been referred to as “the bread of life”. 

Wheat and the many forms of food made from it are inseparable from the history of the human race; connecting people, cultures, traditions, and beliefs. Ancient cultures marveled at the small shoots that grew out of barren land into a sea of gold that fed multitudes. 

An ordinary object imbued with the human touch can be transformative. A simple eating utensil possesses the power to communicate without the barrier of language. A non-descript household utilitarian object worn by the human hand can breathe humanity into an empty space. 

This is a community of ordinary objects, gesturing, with hands uplifted towards the heavens. Reminiscent of the universal image of wheat, nourished by a higher power, they stand together as one.
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