Neal Galloway
Artist
Tin Can Conversations
Tin Can Conversations uses the motif of a tin can telephone to explore the fragility, complexity, and profound value of interpersonal communication. Inspired by a difficult cross-country displacement, and by the challenge of maintaining healthy relationships during the COVID pandemic, this series of sculptures and time-based artworks explores physical and psychological distance, miscommunication, disagreement, sensitivity, power dynamics, love, and connection.​ This series is my most important conceptual departure from the core practice of making art related to human impact on the natural environment. But use of recycled, reclaimed, renewable, and natural materials grounds the artworks in eco-friendly studio practices. I enjoy using unconventional materials to connect with audiences, while pushing those materials to overcome their humble origins.
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Reclaimed wood, tin can, string, reclaimed leather, 3D printed plastic
Reclaimed class, tin can, gold leaf, string, reclaimed wood
Wood, tin cans, string, 3D printed plastic, steel, paint
mechanism detail
Reclaimed wood, tin can
Reclaimed wood, tin cans, string, tripod, paint
Reclaimed wood, tin cans, string, 3D printed plastic, steel wool, paper
detail
Wood, tin cans, string, canvas
Wood, tin cans, string, canvas