Sculpture :

Loco-Foco-Motto

Artist :

Hema Upadhyay

India
Location : Aberdeen Centre, Richmond and the Richmond Art Gallery
Media : Matchsticks
Chandeliers, often ornate, with dozens of lamps and intricately cut crystal prisms, have traditionally symbolized wealth and status. Hema Upadhyay constructs her “Loco-Foco-Motto” chandeliers out of treated combustible fiberboard and matchsticks, using a material that is highly flammable, she creates an environment of anxiety, tension and danger.
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