Cabinet of Curiosity

False Family

Styrofoam, fabric, wood, clay, wood glue, plastic dolls, gingerbread-man toy

8x16x14

This Piece was made in response to a story about Alex Shear, a collector of vintage toys who lost his connections to friends and family in favor of his collection. The piece is meant to represent this by have the central clay figure represent Shear and show how strange and hollow looking a family scene looks like without other people. The toy figure are meant to look out of place and poorly put together to show that these objects cannot and are not meant to replace people and will be unable to take the place of a real human connection. The couch is supposed to represent a place for family to gather but it has fallen apart and the figure connections to others has been severed