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Jim Lee
Words from the artist:
These two pieces are reflections on the dark side of abundance. Abundance doesn’t just appear. It must be accumulated (read as: mined, harvested, or hunted) from existing resources that are always limited by natural laws and systems of interdependence. We are, by nature or by acquiescence, predators who consume our prey. Something, plant or animal, must die for us to live. We facilitate the regeneration of living resources so that we may kill again. We call it farming and harvesting. Even grocery shopping is soft-core predation.
The eggshells, symbolic of life taken with intention and precision, are arranged in a quasi-coded form of verses from an ancient Yaiovumic civilization. The ossuaries speak for themselves.
Verse I, Feast: Let us Prey
Our feasts begin with death and celebration. We feed on taken lives.
Verse II, Famine: Let us Prey
Some beings perish during times of famine. Others flourish by consuming remains.
Date Created: 2020
Materials: egg shells, bones, fabric, glass, and acrylics
Dimensions: Each, 24” x 28” x 6”
Price: $2000 each. To Purchase, e-mail george@lumpprojects.org
Artist Website: http://bambooturtle.com/