Kay Sanden-Kolheffer

 

Gregor's Room White copy paper, ink (no adhesives used) Largest sculpture measures approx. 8" x 6" x 1" A visual response to the short story The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. An unsettling shade of green washes the blanket that sits atop a dark and spotty mattress. Prison-like bars function as the headboard to this bed. An askew pillow rests at the top of the bed. A small side table, perfect to lean on when confused and wobbly on multiple legs. A shady and dim atmosphere is where Gregor resides day in and out. He might lay nestled amongst the blankets or coiled up in anxiety, though either the bed becomes his sun, revolving around it as the hours tick by, his return to it inevitable.   

  Figure measures approx. 2.5" x 2" x 1" Silenced The recent proposed bill in the Florida Senate was colloquially named the "don't say gay" bill as it would ban all discussion and education of LGBT topics in elementary schools. Children have their voices taken away from them, unable to express what they are feeling for fear of being reported to unsupportive parents or bullied by ignorant peers. The base of the sculpture is in the shape of Florida, and the figure sits atop it in a void without handholds; no support. The child is upset for trying to discover who they are, only to be hushed, and sheds a singular tear.  Figure measures approx. 3.5" x 3" x 1.25" CEOs in Our Seas Corporate America is made up of power hungry individuals who would rather see the oceans burn in oil spills than take a decline in business. In a turn of events, a business man has found himself choked around the neck with a plastic bottle, courtesy of the pollution his co...