Castaways:
consumer trophies/ cultural clutter
Much of one's contemporary experience of culture
and cultural overlays are provided for us through a continuous stream
of consumer products.
Directly or inadvertently, these daily or "essential" items position and reposition attitudes, wants, biases, etc., towards ourselves and those around us.
Presented as still lifes or trophies of cultural disjuncture, these scenarios of "simple" ceramic mugs and knickknacks are intended to eclectically critique inherent sociopolitical coding and "culture clash" found amidst the obsolete ramblings and discards of everyday objects.
Penelope
Kokkinos
visual artist
current
projects
SAFE
The
intent of SAFE is to question the parameters of personal safety within
the demands of an ordered public space. SAFE provides an alternative
look at "taken for granted" expectations of personal / public
safety based on common notions surrounding such issues as being: freed
from risk or harm; secure from threat, danger or loss; removed from
controversy or contradiction.
The
items and images presented in SAFE focus on commercially marketed safety
aids for infants through to three year olds. These safety products are
chosen for exhibition because they are experienced by a child during
a significant time in human development, the time when a child is socialized
into her / his cultural environment.
