Jane McAdam Freud
Contain, 2016
Metal and wood
Without springs:
34 x 22 x 17 cm
13 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 6 5/8 ins
With springs:
48 × 22 × 17 cm
18 7/8 × 8 5/8 × 6 5/8 in
34 x 22 x 17 cm
13 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 6 5/8 ins
With springs:
48 × 22 × 17 cm
18 7/8 × 8 5/8 × 6 5/8 in
‘Contain’ is a made from a traditional wooden wine cooler, which I have carved the work ‘CONTAIN’ into. It originally contained wine and now contains that which we all contain...
‘Contain’ is a made from a traditional wooden wine cooler, which I have carved the work ‘CONTAIN’ into. It originally contained wine and now contains that which we all contain – something untangle-able and intangible. The wire mesh is messily escaping its container, is seeping out defying attempts to keep it at bay. Much like a persons instincts or drives we cannot completely contain our unconscious selves.
As Sigmund Freud implies, the unconscious seeps out in slips, jokes and body language etc.
As Sigmund Freud implies, the unconscious seeps out in slips, jokes and body language etc.
