Sticky Situations
“Sticky Situations” is a boxed set of 42 relief and silkscreen prints that monumentalize found or gifted “sticky” notes. These documents were chosen not only for their common format but also their content – all invoke situations that are in some way or another “sticky.” Some lists invoke literal stickiness while being emotionally benign (“maple syrup, water”); some carry a charge, such as that which reminds its writer to “call I.R.S.” (That could hardly be good.) Another note, found at a South Portland, Maine veterinary office and pictured above, shows a crude drawing of a dog or cat sporting an ominous y-shaped sutured gash or incision. Collectively “sticky” and individually stuck to the wall in an unframed salon style, these enlarged versions of jottings ranging from urgent (“TAMPONS”) to light-hearted (“Cake in Fridge – Enjoy!”) reflect how contemporary humans are spending the most essential thing we have – our time. Read the review from The Portland Phoenix written by Ken Greenleaf:
