Zone Contemporaine, Bern, Switzerland, 2023

A foundation of capitalism is the uncritical belief that the conception of our goods is immaculate, dehumanizing the process that went into their creation. This installation challenges our perception of the role of labor beneath the surface of our modern society, where goods are the end results of production and manufacturing by actual humans, deserving of more recognition, respect, and gratification.

Clear pallets placed at eye level present a convenient opportunity to ignore what lies beneath and to accept the dissonance of what floats above, while acknowledging our individual responsibility in the status quo. Transparency here makes the unseen, seen.

Wooden pallet, clear acrylic
126 × 180 × 195 inches