Neu Cerberus

SCULPTURE - 21 x 11.5 in., steel, acrylic, vellum, acetate

A research-creation project that explores the various social, spiritual, and mythical dynamics applied to doors and thresholds throughout history.

The piece, a door decorated with apotropaic devices (objects and symbols that are used to ward off evil), blends elements of tradition, folklore, and contemporary technology to draw an evolutionary line between ancient beliefs and modern security practices.

From institutions, private homes, and corporate offices, the door’s design and the tools of its guarding carry inherent messages and implications that reflect its surrounding culture. Using images, symbols, and writing, the piece illustrates the different aspects of the doorway as a symbol of positive progression and change, a barrier or dead-end, and a place of judgement and anxiety between those inside and outside.