Dinner Table Syndrome
Dinner Table Syndrome
- Creator: Ellen Mansfield
- Date: 2024
- Location: Boise City Hall, 1st Floor, Arts & History, Work Room, Unit J, Shelf/Drawer 2
- Types: paintings (visual works), acrylic paintings
- Materials: acrylic paint, ceramic tile
- Collection: James Castle House Artist in Residence Works
A series of three ceramic tiles. Their backgrounds are painted red and colorful floral patterns decorate the surface. Collaged over the surface of each tile are an array of symbolic icons. Each tile has a dinner plate at center. The plates encompass images of portraiture, hands gesturing American Sign Language (ASL), and text. A spoon, knife, fork, and napkin accompany each dinner plate. Ellen Mansfield is a proud De'Artivisit (Deaf View/Image Art) artist who combines art and Deaf rights advocacy. Her goal is “to engage people—to show how Deaf artists use art to fight for our social and political rights, and how we tell the stories of our journeys to become fully authentic Deaf people. It is my wish that this collection will engage people by showing how art can call people to respond to injustices and how it can tell stories our journeys to becoming fully authentic Deaf people and De’VIA artists.”
