Crushing All Over

Glass, ceramics, steel, yarn and hair

Text by Anne Klontz:

“Adam’s sculpture, “Crushing All Over” activates the room from ceiling to floor and its structure, materials and imagery emanates various hierarchical notions in relation to class and race. The position of the work influences the eyes to read a vertical narrative: top to bottom, bottom to top. The upper section is a colorful chandelier embellished with glass ornaments and directly below it, lays a tufted carpet in the shape of a distorted person who seemingly dances and waves at the viewer. The relationship between the objects – chandelier and rug—create a dichotomy. While a chandelier represents wealth and opulence and hung high, a rug is ordinary, something for everyone and is typically meant to protect and keep floors clean. Woven strands of red thread connect the carpet and chandelier together; it is an umbilical cord connecting the belly of the person to his desires which hang just out of his reach. Does his dream come true or is he kept in place by social hierarchies? The final ending of this narrative can only be subjectively determined.”