NOAH R. GRUSSGOTT

Born: Long Island, New York, 1980
Residence: Seattle, WA
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Artist Statement: Primary Institution

Heavy House

I began collecting Little Tikes Play Toys and casting them in cement. By altering the original plastic forms all straightforward recognition is suspended. This allows for one’s own personal narrative to exist within the overarching one.

When using Little Tikes Toys, in Heavy House the one-to-one shift in material from plastic to cast concrete is a primary concern. The concrete infers that the forms are now permanent and monumental. The pockmarked surface and the monochromatic gray, gives them the ghost-like appearance of a ruin. I began to experiment with manipulating the plastic forms and casting multiple generations using the same mold. This removes the object even further from its original appearance. Doing so interjects a new narrative and many of the reformations take on an almost human like character.