"World of Words" (2011)

I did this piece by removing pages of the book and wrapping the book itself in its own words. I also wrapped a feather in the words as well. There are a lot of ways to look at this. It could be offensive that I destroyed a book, because books are merely a collection of someone's thoughts and research. This piece could be viewed as a lack of respect for the author's thoughts. On the contrary, my audience would not have to read the book to understand there is power in words. Our thoughts fill us much like the pages of a book fills it. We keep them inside awaiting someone to take the time to read us. This piece takes the words and covers the book with them. It would be as if we turned ourselves inside out. Which is in fact, very similar to how it feels when you reveal what is inside of you to someone else.