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21	Panoramic Sham Vail, Andrea 08 May 2014 (has links) Panoramic Sham is sunset and sunrise, a walk through a field of wildflowers or a day in the forest. It is that moment when a light breeze tousles your hair and chirping birds reaffirm vitality. Panoramic Sham is also a heap of outdated home goods that once transformed our living rooms into artificial habitats. I reimagine decommissioned domestic goods as a way to confront trends of mass-production, habits of consumption and to explore systems of artifice, authenticity, and the consumer haze perpetuated by contemporary American society. Comprised of synthetic materials and manufactured to impersonate nature, these 20th century cast-offs provide an abundant cycle of cultural and generational refuse. panoramic sham vintage authenticity consumerism consumption collection domestic fiber art knotless netting artifice spectacle community engagement andrea vail mass-production artificial habitats polyester mid-century America textiles Art and Design Arts and Humanities