17.1.2020
I've just come across Virginia Fleck's work via Instagram. Wow. Magical, sparkling ring pulls! Just what I dream of. Here's her website.
I've just come across Virginia Fleck's work via Instagram. Wow. Magical, sparkling ring pulls! Just what I dream of. Here's her website.
Cascade: collective thirst, 2018, ring pulls, safety pins
27 x 3.5 x 1 ft
27 x 3.5 x 1 ft
The scale of some of these sculptures is astonishing! Cascade, for example, is 27 ft tall. And so exquisite.
Cascade: collective thirst, 2018, detail, ring pulls
27 x 3.5 x 1 ft
27 x 3.5 x 1 ft
It seems that she makes long strands of ring pulls using connectors such as safety pins and other metal rings. What a feat! I can't help thinking of the logistics of storing, hanging and entanglement! Haha.
Wish house/ dream house, 2005, ring pulls
Wish house/dream house was made as a collaborative installation with all ages at a homeless shelter. Participants and visitors were also invited to add trinkets.
Wish house/dream house, 2005, detail
This is such a simple yet highly effective process, with the benefit of having all the qualities of repetition to induce the state of flow. It's definitely about the transformation of materials as well. Extremely impressive and stunning work.