Unraveling the Constitution
Law book pages, news articles (In English and Spanish), PVC, wire
It is without question that the foundational documents on which this country was built are being constantly debated. What is the legitimacy of what we read, what we hear, what we learn, and what we teach? Alterations, amendments, and manipulations – these are all required because original texts cannot truly stand the test of time. This sculpture expresses the entanglement of information that we experience. Yet through this entanglement, we manage to exude a stable force of knowledge, logic and justice.
Paper is light, it is fragile, and a single page can easily be torn, tossed, or blown away. As papers accumulate, they gain strength and power. But even the strongest structures can quickly unravel with the slightest push.