UP THE STAIRS

10x10x8, pancakes, butter, plate, syrup

When I learned that 1950's housewives were prescribed methamphetamines for their depression, I was shocked but intrigued. I did some more research and found out about the way an extremely large amount of women felt depressed; almost stuck in this life that they never got to choose. I wanted to explore the repetitive nature of their morning routines: waking up, making breakfast for the family, taking care of the children, and doing the same thing everyday to be considered proper and socially acceptable. The pancake stairs incorporate change and transition with the "perfect American breakfast," highlighting the flaws with the American ideals of the 1950's, and the effect they had on women, while the syrup slowly descends like disguised, cascading tears.