Swings and Roundabouts
2012.
Materials: 8mm Toughened Glass, North American Oak, Rope.
Dimensions (L x W x H): Variable
There is a case to argue that children these days are often cotton-balled when compared with previous generations. Imagining oneself as being elsewhere through play and unexpectedly discovering the boundaries of your own corporeality through near misses and occasional accidents is after all a part of growing up. Hargreaves ‘Swings and Roundabouts’ (2012), which presents five glass swings at variously staggered heights, is a reminder of what adults are all too aware of when watching kids play, that up to a certain age they are full of ideas but not necessarily endowed with an understanding of cause and effect.
