3 1/2” x 4” x 17 1/4”
“Poem to My Mother” is an expression of the complex emotions woven into the fabric of the artist’s relationship with their mother: an homage to the strength and sacrifices of motherhood, as well as its succumbence to traditional norms that persist. The elements navigate the beauty and resentment in this mother-child experience. The white egg holds the artist’s mother’s undying love and obsession over martyrdom. The egg rests on the wooden base permanently infantilized and cradled protectively but also displayed proudly like a trophy. Above, a spinning toy brick-block suggests the never-ending strength and weight of motherhood – constantly iterating upon itself while remaining the principal caretaker. The floating lock of hair looms over, evoking the softer, more intimate aspects of motherhood as well as its bodily sacrifice.