Breaking Broken

Image: Elizabeth Keithline, Crush, 2024

Breaking Broken

Opening reception: Saturday, February 8th, 4:00 pm

Elizabeth Keithline’s work focuses on human self-extension & systems of all kinds – architecture, technology, cars, the modern built environment and the natural world. Three decades ago, she pioneered a unique sculpture technique, weaving wire around large objects and burning them out. It was then that she noticed that people really loved large fires, highlighting a rarely explored aspect of human nature — our fascination with destruction. While society often suppresses destructive impulses, even shaming them, we all remember the childish thrill that we felt when we built a tower of blocks and knocked it down.