Reflections of a Rock Lobster
Reflections of a Rock Lobster was sent to me relatively untouched--its front
cover and title page had been sliced in half. Hoping to gain some inspiration
in this project I read this autobiography and tried to gain a better
understanding as to why this book was defaced. I didn't read anything
scandalous or obscene. This book was just about a young man writing about his
own life--trying to fit in, trying to come to grips with his own identity.
Completely natural. I created a collage from the torn pages of this book and
painted a still life of natural object directly on top of his words. To tie the
entire piece together I gave the inanimate objects lives of their own by making
them directly quote from his text.
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