I chose the first piece as a representation of the world we tend to build around ourselves. Sometimes we build it in a way where we can look out and others can look in, but we don't pay attention to what could possibly be outside the walls. So in a way, we wall ourselves off and stay in our comfort zones. This can be unintentional, or intentional, but either way it is never good to stay there for long. How else will you be able to learn if you are stuck where nothing new can go?
The second piece represents how we can get wrapped up in our own little worlds that we build around ourselves. It can be a calm, relaxing place, but it can also bring a false sense of security and an unwillingness to step outside the boundaries because it's already comfortable where we are. If you stick to what you know already, then you will never learn anything new and grow beyond what you already are.
The third piece represents the reality sometimes needed to shatter the walls around us. All it takes is one moment to change something entirely, one action to change a perspective, one idea to change a motivation. With the walls shattered, we will be able to interact with that outside of the walls and learn things not known. It allows for growth and expansion and gets us away from that comfortable place. It allows for new sources of inspiration to come in and freedom to move.
Sources +
An exile dreaming of Saint Adorno. Siah Armajani - 2009
Standing Nude. George Stanley [Will get the rest of this info soon.]
Guardian figure. Artist unknown - 1360
+ Meahgan
Sorry you got stuck by yourself, Meahgan, but you produced an intriguing and introspective installation. It would be interesting to find out what a little external information about these artworks would lend to the interpretation of the work...
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