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Anthology

I cannot convey the story of each struggling youth. I have not lived their life, and it would be inappropriate to interpret one voice, or their shared voices. I am on the outside, but from this vantage point I can see the connections that make up the organization and its members. My aim is to provide a fitting stage for individuals who have struggled with homelessness to tell their story. Rather than an anthology in book form I present an anthology in three-dimensional form. Just as I invite viewers to participate in the formation of the artwork, I also invite the subjects of the artwork to participate in sharing their story for the world to read.

 

Seeding

Each sculptural component, each connection, each story contains the seed of the next. One story always begets another, and so too does the shape of each component begets the next. 

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The Giving Tree

Viewers are invited to add and subtract components from the work. If components are removed, we ask something be given in return, either in the form of donation on the website or by spreading the word of mouth about the Anchor House organization. The artwork will serve as a tree germinating its seeds as it sheds its leaves to the viewer. Of course, a substantial repository of components will be cached to ‘return the leaves to the tree’ if it is plucked too thin.