Vincent, 1990

30” x 30” laminate panels
Left: Hand carved basswood ear, life size rubber ear, screen print “Vincent” on copper Right: Isotypes screen print on galvanized sheet metal

Cranbrook Academy of Art

“Vincent” is about inability and silence. If you cannot hear or speak,  how can you communicate, how can you process and understand information?  Was there ever a time before emoji’s? Yes. How did you even communicate? Isotype. “International System of Typographic Picture Education”. As an international traveler,  you might find yourself totally lost and confused if it were not for ISOTYPES - pictographs.  Let’s see if an emoji can find you a restroom.”