Salvaged Venus
Repurposed plastic sandbox
Found on a pile of dirty snow in Berlin, this formerly blue, giant plastic shell recalls the oyster shell—rendered like a scallop—in Botticelli’s Birth of Venus.
Reclaimed, painted silver (the color of the artist’s once dark brown hair), and set atop a salvaged stand, it stages a confrontation with what we deem obsolete.
About the Artist:
Michelle Standley is a writer, editor, and interdisciplinary artist whose work engages sound, text, visual, and material culture. Drawing on a background in history, she explores how objects carry narrative, memory, and voice.
Shell 88 cm wide x 86 cm high; 18 cm deep, 1.1 kg; stand 34 cm wide x 49 tall cm, 1 kg
Salvaged Venus
Repurposed plastic sandbox
Found on a pile of dirty snow in Berlin, this formerly blue, giant plastic shell recalls the oyster shell—rendered like a scallop—in Botticelli’s Birth of Venus.
Reclaimed, painted silver (the color of the artist’s once dark brown hair), and set atop a salvaged stand, it stages a confrontation with what we deem obsolete.
About the Artist:
Michelle Standley is a writer, editor, and interdisciplinary artist whose work engages sound, text, visual, and material culture. Drawing on a background in history, she explores how objects carry narrative, memory, and voice.
Shell 88 cm wide x 86 cm high; 18 cm deep, 1.1 kg; stand 34 cm wide x 49 tall cm, 1 kg
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