This piece is about childhood, and how childhood happens to all of us, regardless of gender. Making an adult-sized "fort" from material with a chair in the middle beckons the viewer to come into the fort, appealing to their inner child. However, as an adult on a college campus, the barriers and boundaries that we have gained with age hold us back- it is not on our immediate path, it is not on the sidewalk, there is a mulch boundary around it, and what if people see us? The cuts are there to give visual depth to the piece, allowing the viewer glimpses inside, as well as providing relief to the wind so that the sheets will not blow away. November 2012
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