Fluxus Box

Fluxus Box: Foam board, masking tape & spray paint

23.5"x 3.5"

Artist Statement

My Fluxus Box was inspired by the movie The Matrix. The Box itself is made up of smaller boxes stacked up over each other to represent pixels in computers. The smaller boxes are stacked unevenly to represent a glitch in a computer or in the matrix. The Box is also a shiny black to represent the leather that is often worn by characters in the movie. The sleek looking box is also a metaphor for the Matrix as hit hides the chaotic objects like the Matrix hides the true world from the people who are stuck in it. I made the following objects to go into my fluxus box. A pixilated cross because there are many religious symbols throughout the movie, especially Neo who has a lot of similar parallels to Jesus. Tarot cards to represent the movies constant theme of fate and destiny and whether or not your fate is laid out for you or if you decide it. A broken mirror to represent how Neo had to let go of what he thought was reality in order to see the actual truth. The string of phones because that was the way the real world could come into contact with the Matrix. A beat of ball covered in rhinestones to symbolize the matrix which was a cover up so people wouldn't know the truth, that they were slaves for the machines. Red and Blue pill to symbolize the choice of reality vs perception. The blue pill would have let Neo continue his life believing whatever he wanted to believe, while the red pill would lead him to the truth. 

Inspiration

Fluxkit, 1964/65. Fluxus edition, assembled by George Maciunas (American, 1931-1978).

Gift Box for John Cage: Spell Your Name with These Objects, 1972.

Matrix movie posters