House of Cards
Year: 2022 Medium: Digital
A commissioned painting for OGE Group’s House of Cards installation. The installation came to Grand Rapids, MI in partnership with Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. annual World of Winter Festival.
OGE GROUP
“House of Cards consists of 128 light boxes in the form of playing cards, which in turn (or all at once) appear according to a preconfigured choreography.
Creating a House of Cards is not about fragility, disaster or crumbling – it is about the motivation of every child: to dare, take courage, to create and challenge one’s skills, risking and aiming to build as high as possible.
The card house also refers to a less tangible but equally important structure in society – a structure that people and their relationships build. We may desire to put our own interests first, but at the end of the day, we should expect (or rather, hope) that we all pursue a common goal: the creation of a safe, enjoyable and creative environment. It’s a subtle and fragile network. If someone pulls a card from the deck, it’s up to the rest of the structure to absorb the blow and remain upright.
Every card in House of Cards has a different design, designed by internationally acclaimed street and visual artists from all over the world – creating one big joint art exhibition, carefully curated and crafted.”
