FAMILY TV: Nostalgia for the shared experience
My most recent work explores communication through the iconography of the television set. The series consists of 26 freestanding sculptures that can be arranged in a variety of groupings, shifting the relationships between individual pieces and the collective whole. Rooted in nostalgia, the work reflects on the shared experience of watching television together in real time—an experience that once helped shape a sense of family and community.
In contrast, today’s streaming culture and personal devices have fragmented that collective viewing, replacing it with more individualized forms of engagement. These sculptures evoke a longing for television’s role as a unifying presence, a cultural touchstone that brought people into a shared moment.
Through their playful forms and shifting configurations, the works invite viewers to reflect on how we gather, what we watch, and how we connect—while opening up the possibility of new forms of shared experience in an increasingly individualized world.
Materials: Acrylic, spray paint, buttons, screen and cathode ray tubes on wood with antennas.
My most recent work explores communication through the iconography of the television set. The series consists of 26 freestanding sculptures that can be arranged in a variety of groupings, shifting the relationships between individual pieces and the collective whole. Rooted in nostalgia, the work reflects on the shared experience of watching television together in real time—an experience that once helped shape a sense of family and community.
In contrast, today’s streaming culture and personal devices have fragmented that collective viewing, replacing it with more individualized forms of engagement. These sculptures evoke a longing for television’s role as a unifying presence, a cultural touchstone that brought people into a shared moment.
Through their playful forms and shifting configurations, the works invite viewers to reflect on how we gather, what we watch, and how we connect—while opening up the possibility of new forms of shared experience in an increasingly individualized world.
Materials: Acrylic, spray paint, buttons, screen and cathode ray tubes on wood with antennas.
