Nails, 2025
Repurposed pallet wood, plywood, 2 x 4’s; nails, screws, salt, vinegar; wood stain; foam; 5-gallon bucket; paper, ink, wheat paste, chain, metal hinges
Dimensions variable
Nails serves as a physical and visual representation of various themes of gravity, touching on the weight of large-scale social impacts and the heavy emotional toll they can impose of those affected. Nails directly and blatantly highlights the war on Gaza and the resulting innocent child causalities, at the hands of those in power. Each component speaking to different aspects of the war on Gaza and war itself. In addition, Nails more subliminally comments on the heavy emotional toll and imposed societal (and personal) significance that comes with the death of one’s childhood. Specifically, one’s inner child “dying” when we have to “grow up” due to external factors, especially those out of our control.
Nails was made for and shown in the 2025 Desert Biennial Project. A show hosted by ACCNV, showcasing artists of all kinds from all corners of Nevada. One day, in the middle of the Apex Dry Lake Bed, on October 18th, 2025.
