Mixed Media Installation > Next Steps (Life Carries On)

Heather Brammeier installation sculpture color painted insulation foam garden hose rope ladder triangle bench
Next Steps (Life Carries On)
Painted wood, painted insulation foam, garden hose, reclaimed metal hoop
Dimensions variable, central sculpture approximately 10'x8'x6'
2017

This work reference toy xylophones with their colored metal bars. In Next Steps, the bars are sometimes painted wood, but sometimes painted insulation foam. From a distance, they all look like a similar material, but up close the deception is very evident. Garden hose is stretched and wrapped around the wooden forms, and the metal hoop from a large outdoor patio table adorns the top of this large structure.