Mischief Makers
2018Found Wood, upcycled bike innertubes, twine/rope/lace/etc., ceramic ball bearings
Dimensions Variable
2018Found Wood, upcycled bike innertubes, twine/rope/lace/etc., ceramic ball bearings
Dimensions Variable
From the bibilical story of David and Goliath to Bart Simpson, the slingshot is an item imbued with a certain type of upsetters’ promise. It appears to inhere some sort of mischief. Etymologically the English word “mischief” comes from the Old French verb meschever, from mes- ‘adversely’ and chever ‘come to an end’ (from chef ‘head’). With a growing disparity between those with power and those without, direct action is often a succesful, though potentially dangerous tactic. Concurrenty, I felt the need to address the mania of toxic masculinity and gun ownerhship that permeates American culture, often with horrific consequences. To this effect, I settled on the slingshot as a sufficent metaphor for the type of proletarian mischief I wished to see more of in the world, handcrafting them by collecting recently downed branches on dérives through my neighborhood and stringing them with castoff intertubes from my local bikeshop.
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