Tend and Befriend Utopia Tray
Artist
Deborah Lawrence
MediumAcrylic, recycled paper collage and oil-based varnish on recycled tin TV tray
Dimensions15 3/4 x 21 3/4 x 1 in. (40 x 55.2 x 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsMixed Media
Credit LineSeattle Public Utilities 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
The artwork addresses the theme of cooperation: the notion that in times of stress, humans bond together in groups to cooperate and care for one another. Recent research reveals that the impulse to tend and befriend presents an alternative to fight or flight, which has commonly been considered the natural human response to anxiety and conflict. –Artist statement
