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Crochet Playgrounds by Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam 

In the mid 1990s Japanese artist Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam was showing a large scale crochet artwork at an art gallery when two rambunctious children approached her and asked if the sculpture, resembling a colorful hammock, could be climbed on.

 “the goal of this entire project has been to present something different than a stencil painted on the ground or a poster pasted to a wall. Something 3-dimensional that can be picked up, beaten down, kicked, yanked, grabbed, and broken. And if someone ever put forth the effort to remove it, like a weed it will always grow back. And if left alone it will evolve into something different.”

100,000 Staples Approx floor area 600x300cm

Stacks of staples were broken into varying sizes from full stacks about 12cm high down to single staples. These stacks were then stood up and arranged over a period of 40 hours.

The poster features the complete original text and etchings from the timeless children’s classic Alice’s Adventures n Wonderland. The overprinted quote comes from Disney’s reinvention of the tale that justly appraises the entirety of the story, but further is a sound statement encapsulating our time. “I just wish something would make sense for a change.”

Starry Night - Vincent Van Dominogh by Flippycat

Created using 7,067 dominoes