“Plato’s Mighty Big Pot” at my solo show “the meaning of things” at Skagit Valley College, and at Green River College.
Plato’s Mighty Big Pot
On the gallery window, a shadow of a pot is rear-projected onto a six foot piece of rice paper. Clay slip is swirled around that image.
This large-than-life image was meant to anchor a show of small objects.
It’s a depiction of Socrates’ Cave Myth, where human beings can only see shadows of perfect form. It was my show’s" caveat :
“You’re not going to see perfect form here— just my best approximations.”