Messager incorporates many different types of materials into this eye catching instillation, she mixes completely different mediums in creative ways that helps convey her meaning behind the piece. The striking steel spikes were the first thing to capture my eye when I first saw the piece and it was only until I looked at it in greater detail that I was able to begin to develop ideas and gain inspiration.The Pikes have a particular link to the French Revolution, as the pike was often used as a weapon during the uprising. It would be used to present the guillotined heads of aristocracy. By simply looking at the historical links with the piece it offers many different starting points for future devising and development. For this instance, you might use this as a starting point for incorporating history into a piece and how that may convey certain meaning.
Initially the piece is about human relations and how complex they may be. This is an extremely broad starting point as there is so many different ways one person can relate to one another, however, it can then be narrowed down into specifics. The vulnerability of the child's doll contrast greatly with not only the spikes themselves but also the images of dismembered bodies. The piece really outlines the possible evils of child's play which Messager parallels with that of modern and political structures, but trying to evoke both sympathy with a portrayal of sadism. This is really interesting take on the piece and I feel it would be able to be developed into a starting point for further development.
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