Ruth Chambers
Please, 2018
Gel Pens, Pencils and Conservation Tape on Found Envelope Fragments
16 x 19 x 3 cm
6 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 1 1/8 in.
6 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 1 1/8 in.
Copyright The Artist
'Please' was made by reassembling envelope fragments found in the recycling bin. The envelope hadcontained a hopeful charity mail-out. The speed of the tearing and discarding is constrasted with thepainstaking...
"Please" was made by reassembling envelope fragments found in the recycling bin. The envelope hadcontained a hopeful charity mail-out. The speed of the tearing and discarding is constrasted with thepainstaking process of reconstructing and mark-making. A pause to consider what we are numb tobecause of its frequency/mundanity.
