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You Cried Out But Nobody Came

You Cried Out but Nobody Came is an installation combining several different materials such as ceramic clay, insulation foam, expanding foam, wall paint, and mirrors. I use these materials in unconventional ways to convey the feeling of loneliness to the viewer. I use insulation foam and expanding foam to create a waterfall/pond landscape. A hand-built ceramic wolf sits at the top of this landscape. The installation also includes an eight-piece dinner set made of porcelain. These pieces are displayed next to the wolf on a table. The table is set for one person while the rest of the dishes are on a shelf behind the table. This is intended to allow the viewer to visualize themselves sitting at the table embracing the feeling of being alone. I use mirrors in the landscape to help depict water without using actual water. I also use shattered mirrors to depict a waterfall that shines in the spring sunlight. The idea behind You Cried Out but Nobody Came is the loneliness many people feel as they move through life. We experience loneliness at different stages in our lives, and I reflect this in my work. When the viewers look at my work, they see a table and a wolf that is howling to a pack that isn't there. This allows the viewer to reflect on their own loneliness and that of others. Just as wolves are pack animals humans are too. We need to have social interaction and meaningful connections in life to be content.