Courage is the Path to Freedom
$800
18 x 20 x 18 inches, wire, metal frame, handspun wool yarn, cotton fabric, cloth tape, rigid foam, mulberry paper, stone clay, rattan, acrylic paint, screws
Soft knitted birds are trapped in hard wire cages that are more sinister than first appear. The walls of the cage are not quite solid, not quite open. Its ominous nature is spelled out in wire letters forming barriers: FEAR CRUSH DICTATE RULE POWER TERROR. Powerful yet capable of being breached, this cage is a metaphor for tyranny. One bird recognizes the cage for what it is and pushes out, breaking apart the wire fencing. It has grown larger and taken on color from its gray tail feathers to the orange tip of its beak. The bird’s wings are functional, though somewhat clumsy. From the ground inside the cage, a tiny featureless bird watches in awe.
Courage is the Path to Freedom is the second work in my narrative series Eternal Vigilance. View and read about the series here.
Artwork and images © 2023 Eve Jacobs-Carnahan
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