Emerging
Rita Rasmussen
| Passing Through or Emerging. (The figure is half human/half horse) The wooden frame washed up on the beach. It provides stability and a gateway for the figure passing through. There is a lot of condensed movement here--action, thought, future, past, and imagination. A new life for the combined objects is presented: the upper body of the doll figure is human with a metal faucet for a hat, and one rotational crank arm. That upper part is glued to the lower body of a plastic horse that has been wrapped in strips of cloth, covered with wax and a melted brown crayon. It can’t be left in the sun. Objects carried by the figure include a paper mache red apple, some balled up copper wire, and a futuristic or ancient radio device. Artificial Intelligence suggests that: “Apples can represent love, temptation, knowledge, sin, and even peace. Copper is known for its conductivity, both electrically and energetically, making it a symbol of communication and balance. Radio can soothe listeners with comforting dialogue or background music, or it can jar them back into reality with polemics and breaking news...” The radio dangling from the figure’s neck makes no sound. Hmm--maybe a playlist or static is required. |
Rita Rasmussen lives in Powell River, BC, Canada
email Rita at iansomervil@yahoo.ca