Within her
interactive installations, Kelli Rae Adams utilizes a variety of media
including clay, concrete, food and video to create works that can be touched,
eaten, heard and sometimes broken or dissolved.
Forever in Your Debt features a
floor installation of 600 6” stoneware bowls, some of which contain loose
change, and 3 large mixed-media sheets composed of dollar bills, watercolor,
gouache, graphite and resin. Through
symbol, metaphor and collective action, Forever in Debt references
the U.S. student loan debt, totaling over 1.5 trillion dollars and affecting
more than 44 million Americans. Visitors are
invited to participate by offering mixed change sufficient to fill a pint-sized
bowl. In return, participants will
receive one of the bowls from the installation once the project is
complete. In her project statement, Adam
states, “Through this collaborative act of collection, we give visibility and
voice to the insidious nature of this burden and its broader implications for
the lives of Americans – the subtle, energetic burdens as well as those that
are more readily apparent.” |
