SUSANNAH MIRA

Alternate Units (1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8), 2011 | rabbit fur, polyfill

The global economic crisis and renewed interest in trading for goods and services provides a backdrop to these four sculptures. Made of fur, they evoke a period in history when pelts were used in barter. Each element decreases by one half in material in size, establishing a proxy unit of measure.