Feckless Placebo, 2010, 0.6m x 1.2m
The work 'Feckless Placebo' explores the issue of materialistic value and the impact it can have upon one's quality of life. The pursuit and possession of material objects is something that is evident within western culture as many strive to possess and prove themselves through what they own. While the desire for objects may seem harmless, materialistic inclination is an issue that is closely related to that of experiential avoidance. In the attempt to avoid real life experience and negative situations, individuals turn to material possessions as an escape in the hope of obtaining short-term happiness. 'Feckless Placebo' puts objects into the context of drugs to communicate the way individuals use material objects like a drug in an effort to escape reality.
Feckless Placebo,2010 (Detail)
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