December 5, 2008 - January 31, 2009
Melissa Dean -- Second Nature
Rollback Savings for the Home, #2, 2008
inkjet print with enamel and varnish on masonite, 20" x 20"
There is a text by Marcuse which supposes that commodity culture creates "a second nature of man which ties him libidinally and aggressively to the commodity form." In this view, culture bleeds into nature, and we find ourselves afflicted with a biological need that has been constructed for us rather than wired into us. This body of work engages with these viral components of consumer desire through infectious patterns, indexical marks, and ghosted objects. In refashioning mass-produced materials, I seek to forge a space amid the overgrowth, a domesticated space in which one can assess and reflect on the informational glut of our commodified world.
You Are Cordially Invited, 2008
prefabricated doors, wood stain, paper, enamel and acrylic
80" x 108"
Drift Net, 2008
1000 Ikea catalog pages, fishing line, glue
dimensions variable
Rollback Savings for the Home, #4, 2008
inkjet print with enamel and varnish on masonite
15" x 11"
Coveting Hearth and Home, 2008
prefabricated doors, wood stain, paper and enamel
80" x 60"
For An Inviting Shelter Effect, 2008
prefabricated doors, wood stain, enamel and acrylic paint
80" x 46"
Rollback Savings for the Home, #3, 2008
inkjet print with enamel and varnish on masonite
20" x 20"
Kelp Interior, 2008
cardboard and string
dimensions variable
Rollback Savings for the Home, #1, 2008
inkjet print with varnish on masonite
36" x 36"
Rollback Savings for the Home #5, 2008
inkjet print with enamel, paper and varnish on masonite
20" x 20"
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