Paige Berkovitz

Paige approached the human sculpture project with a very literal apporach. She and Kristin placed dry plaster over their feet as they sat in mirror image positions across from one another. The plaster was placed over both of their feet between their bodies. Kristin used a pick, while Paige used a chisel and a hammer. The two almost caused a few injuries to their feet, but made it out ok. After a while of hacking away, the feet were freed.
This piece was meant to display personal and public messages. Personally speaking, the two people involved are very close friends, who have absorbed and adapted the other's characteristcs over time. Publicly, anyone who's had a strong interpersonal connection could relate to the situation. The initial layer of plaster is used to identify the unity of the two into one, while chiseling away displays eventual disconnects and revelations of individuality, even after developing into similar personalities.