BREAKING THE GROUND

JENNIFER BACON

This installation piece is titled Breaking The Ground. These sculptures were made to bring the surreal visual world I imagine in my head out into the physical world. The set of sculptures featured are based off of a smaller-scale, original, made with acrylic diamond/geode forms, gemstone beads, and hot-glue. The process of making these larger sculptures has been modified into a more elaborate process for the construction of the increasingly larger scaled formations.

Arch 1: 19 x 8 x 13 in

Arch 2: 26 x 9 1/2 x 16.5 in

Arch 3: 38 x 18 x 32 in

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Jennifer Bacon

Privilege 2020. white clay, 10.5in (L) 4in (W), 6in (H)

This is a white clay piece made in the wake of the pandemic last year as well as the uprising of bringing more awareness to the racial injustices that go on in this country. This piece physically signifies the idea of white privilege and the concept of having to make certain steps to get to where you want to go in life. Though, the idea of white privilege implies that certain people have more of a helping hand in taking those steps. The crack in the toe signifies the breakage in the system. Coincidentally cracking in the process of making the piece, it was a decision to keep it in there as well as exaggerate it to also signify the idea of the concept of white privilege being taken apart by today’s society.