Broken
umbrellas found at the side of the road, embellished with cutwork and
transformed into a light installation.
Once
ubiquitous, disposable objects, their new purpose is to be noticed and
observed.
The
unwanted/useless made beautiful in a way that subverts their original purpose –
umbrellas are intended as protection from the rain, yet these offer no such
protection as they are patterned with holes.
The
patterns themselves are made by cutting out shapes from the original printed
motifs on the umbrella canvases, for example polka dots.
The
light shines through the holes creating lace-like shadows on surrounding surfaces.
The shadows become as much a part of the piece as the objects themselves.
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