As explored in previous work, I have a weakness for modernist design and minimal art. I am seduced by the geometry, the cleanliness, and rigorous aesthetics, but find it hard to ignore the social and cultural history of the period. “La Maison Tunisie”2004, is a resuscitation of a modernist shelving unit by French designer Charlotte Perriand, a colleague of le Corbusier--but this time executed in cardboard, paper, glue, and tape. As a gorgeously designed work, Perriand's 1950s shelf had the hallmark clean lines and materials of the modernist era. For my own piece, I was more interested in attempting a similar effect, but with more "local" materials--in this case only the materials available at-hand in my studio.
