Nursing Bra - 2004 - Woolworth Window Installation -Bras
Tacoma, WA
In this installation, I wanted to transform an every day item that for some is very personal and present it in a different way. Using repetitive shapes and pattern, Nursing Bra, became a graphic pattern that invited the viewer to take a second look.
Tacoma, WA
In this installation, I wanted to transform an every day item that for some is very personal and present it in a different way. Using repetitive shapes and pattern, Nursing Bra, became a graphic pattern that invited the viewer to take a second look.
Place Value - 2016 - Purdie Rogers - Soap Slivers, Filament
Seattle, WA
Place Value is a metaphor. To take a familiar object with no real meaning and present it in a different, often unorthodox way, inspires me as an artist. By looking at objects from different perspectives, we can possibly change the way we perceive their purpose. This installation is titled Place Value because it is about what we place value on; from pieces of old soap that we will throw away to other things or people that we may discard because we see them as useless. For years I have found beauty not only in the form that is the end of a bar of soap, but also meaning in the idea of what remains or is left over. Comparatively, we are quick to discard people that are viewed as challenging, flawed or imperfect; we are unable to see the value and potential of redemption, the possibility of growth and change. I find myself identifying with these thoughts, but know that there is more to what we see. There can be and is value and worth where no one sees it.
Seattle, WA
Place Value is a metaphor. To take a familiar object with no real meaning and present it in a different, often unorthodox way, inspires me as an artist. By looking at objects from different perspectives, we can possibly change the way we perceive their purpose. This installation is titled Place Value because it is about what we place value on; from pieces of old soap that we will throw away to other things or people that we may discard because we see them as useless. For years I have found beauty not only in the form that is the end of a bar of soap, but also meaning in the idea of what remains or is left over. Comparatively, we are quick to discard people that are viewed as challenging, flawed or imperfect; we are unable to see the value and potential of redemption, the possibility of growth and change. I find myself identifying with these thoughts, but know that there is more to what we see. There can be and is value and worth where no one sees it.
