"before words" | three strollers out of drift wood | Nevada US, 08/2025
Infants do not speak and yet they absorb the essense of life directly. Have we spoken enough? Perhaps words are no longer what we need. This is a gift of encounter. Take a silent walk with the stroller, inwards the self that resides within, rooted in infancy.
The artwork centers on the encounter and non-verbal communication with the self. This self resides within us, rooted in infancy. Specifically, the work consists of three wooden sculptures , functional infant/child strollers, scattered across the desert. These strollers evoke the state of infancy: the raw demand for life, vulnerability, and the early formation of the unconscious. The placement of the strollers are variable and left to chance. Those who encounter them are invited to wander with them through the desert, a gesture of introspection and transformation. A chance to recall or awaken feelings, experiences or needs not yet met. The number three is based on the triangular form, symbolizing creation, balance, and the relational experience of the world. Relationships unfold triadically, where the third point is the relation itself, the path between.
