Between Body and Soul

From the Artist When I think about spirit, I think of the forces of nature—air, fire and water. I think about how these natural elements have shaped our lives and how they continue to impact us today. The steam iron for me is a vessel for all three of these elements; air and water together make steam and fire is present as the source for heat. Now consider the juxtaposition. In this lithograph,Between Body and Soul,I use the iron as a catalyst for the discussion about the Journey from Africa to the Americas. There are several design elements that feature the iron itself that led me to this concept. Foremost though is the description of the Iron as a domestic tool form here I link slavery to domestic work as its most extreme is servitude. To make this connection even clearer, I chose iconic African Art objects that share some of the same silhouettes as parts of the steam iron in an exploded view. This is perceptual engineering, aka a visual double, an exercise in "Now you see it, now y