Nonchalants
Artist
Harriet Sanderson
MediumCeramic, copper wire, cotton cord, galvanized steel
Dimensionsa: 13 1/4 x 10 1/2 x 12 in. (33.7 x 26.7 x 30.5 cm)
b: 10 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. (26.7 x 28.6 x 41.9 cm)
c: 12 x 14 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (30.5 x 37.5 x 34.9 cm)
ClassificationsMixed Media
Credit LineSeattle City Light 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
Nonchalant- Appearing casually unconcerned; indifferent.
My recent installations demonstrate the nature of mental play and black humor in the daily life of persons with disabilities. The imagery is of bodies that, though incomplete, still have the capacity to communicate mischief, play and contentment. The Nonchalants come from this latest body of work. They are the essence of composure, having drawn their flaccid bodies up into poses of abandon. There they sit quietly and observe those below, the holders of the gaze rather than the subject of it. The posture denies the incompleteness of their physical bodies; it is an ardent attempt to be inconspicuous by their ability to fit in. The space becomes the stage that all public places seem to be, but the power to watch has been granted to those who are usually watched. –Artist statement
My recent installations demonstrate the nature of mental play and black humor in the daily life of persons with disabilities. The imagery is of bodies that, though incomplete, still have the capacity to communicate mischief, play and contentment. The Nonchalants come from this latest body of work. They are the essence of composure, having drawn their flaccid bodies up into poses of abandon. There they sit quietly and observe those below, the holders of the gaze rather than the subject of it. The posture denies the incompleteness of their physical bodies; it is an ardent attempt to be inconspicuous by their ability to fit in. The space becomes the stage that all public places seem to be, but the power to watch has been granted to those who are usually watched. –Artist statement
