Containment
A mixed media pill bottle sculpture.
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- In Collections
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Creativity in the Time of COVID-19
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2019/2022
- Artists
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Mackley, Bruce
- Subjects
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COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- , in art
- Material Type
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Sculpture (visual works)
Mixed media works
- Language
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No linguistic content
- Extent
- 1 sculpture
- Genre Note
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Pill bottles and LEDs on wooden pedestal
- Exhibit Label
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I've been increasingly astounded at the sheer volume of prescription drugs today. Even pre-pandemic, the addiction and death rates in this country associated with prescription drug abuse/overuse were staggering. The pandemic up-ended our reality and accelerated the use of medicinal coping mechanisms to epidemic proportions; the demand for anti-anxiety meds and antidepressants exploded. We all sought to contain those emerging negative effects without consequence. As with the majority of older Americans, I've had a number of prescribed medications throughout the years and decided to start saving the bottles a while back. I had no clear notion of what I'd be doing with them, but I enjoy exploring non-traditional mediums with my art. --Label design by exhibit curator Nancy DeJoy. Labels written by Ben Lash and his team in consultation with artist statements.
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