Sculpture walk introduces new sculpture to campus
On Oct. 7, SIUE introduced eight new sculptures which were created by both undergraduate and graduate students.
Balance ?
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Balance ? by Debi Worley
Created using resin and steel Balance and is made to represent a ladder with a bucket full of water toppling off it. Worley uses her piece to open up the conversation of balance in everyday life. The ladder creates a mirror effect, allowing the viewer to see their own reflection.
“It depends on the viewer, what your own sense of balance is,” Worley said. “Maybe you'll see your own reflection in this mirror in the mirror effect of the ladder or maybe you'll think of the world and the imbalances that we see going on in the world right now.”
From The Ground Up
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From The Ground Up by Gale Schlegl
Inspired by stork’s nest, Schlegl creates an interactive piece where anyone is welcome to go inside and meditate. From the Ground Upis 75 percent made up of recycled materials, including structure, wood branches, dirt and the clay process from a riverbed across the street from campus.
“Within the handmade tiles, there is gold and actually hundreds of fingerprints because when I went to go carve the tiles, it broke under the carving tools, but it didn't break under the weight of my fingertips,” Schlegl said.
Mark of Loo
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Mark of Loo by Natcha Wongchanglaw
Sculpted using car vinyl that had been adhered with a heat gun on top of fiberglass, Mark of Loomimics a broken toilet that’s been turned over on its side. Inspired from when she received ten stitches by cutting her hands on a broken toilet lid, Wongchanglaw comments on the challenges of beauty standards and encourages others to embrace the scars as part of each individual’s identity in a humorous manner.
Recollection
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Recollection by Brakston Brummet
Recollection features a quilt-like texture dropped on top of two figures in a ghost-like manner. To give the sculpture more visual weight, Brummet used a welded steel base under mortar. He opens the discussion about how our moods change as we recall certain memories. Brummet was inspired by his grandmother’s quilts that were gifted to him and his siblings.
Remember The Little Things
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Remember The Little Things by Ashley Retrum
Made of metal and consisting of a poppy, a wildflower and a leaf, Remember The Little Things, symbolizes the amount of life that can exist underneath your feet in nature. Taking inspiration from Alice in Wonderland, Retrum makes her artwork large, creating the illusion that the viewer is small.
“As we view the piece, we can see the change in scale where humans become more like insects in a natural environment,” Rectrum said.
Transformation
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Transformation by Maddox Beverly
Transformation is a sculpture of a butterfly emerging from a cocoon. This artwork represents Beverly’s personal journey as a transgender man.
“It basically is just me breaking out of my old habits, traditions and mindsets that I used to be in and transforming myself, just like how butterflies do in nature, and really coming to myself being confident in who I am and actually advocating for the transgender community,” Beverly said.
Back to The Basics
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Back to The Basics by Jocelyn Hall
For Back to The Basics, Hall placed three large steel and concrete shapes outside the engineering building to represent a children’s puzzle.
“The reason I made this piece is because I really love childhood development and learning and I think that we can carry that through our adulthood and kind of have a little bit of fun,” Hall said.
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