This was another piece I made for the show at the Manx Pub (way back in 2000). Similar to my nail pieces, the staples create a pattern. And the staple puller creates a story, a dialog between it and the staples. This is the only piece that doesn’t use nails, but used the same concept of sheer repetition of the same object. I still don’t think that my work would be very strong if it was just staples, or just nails. It really is about the combination of an object, culturally loaded, and the nails. And the simulated or imagined interaction between them. At times, my sculptures remind me of a photograph, a still moment in time.

This piece was inspired by my office administrator where I was working. So this piece is an homage to her hard work, and the repetitive nature of her job.

The piece sold at the show and is now in a private collection.

The image above is a side view, so that you can easily see the staple puller. And you can see a sense of the pattern of the staples.

The image above clearly shows the swirling effect of the staples, with the staple puller in the corner.