Rebecca Herman and Mark Shoffner, Village Green (Pillory), 2007. 12 feet diameter x 5 feet height
Village Green (Pillory), 2007, was exhibited at Black & White Gallery, Brooklyn. Made of 100-year-old salvaged wood, it was inspired by the public pillory used in colonial America. The octagonal sculpture creates a kind of self-policing panopticon where eight people can voluntarily face each other in self-imprisonment. It suggests a reflective group activity, public shaming, and surveillance of one’s fellow citizens. Installed in the corners of the outdoor gallery as hidden observation posts were Hunting Blinds, 2007.
Village Green (Pillory)
Village Green (Pillory)
Village Green (Pillory)
Village Green (Pillory)
Village Green (Pillory)
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