In order to create a conversation with Heidegger, my piece relates to certain elements of his article “The Question Concerning Technology”.. It addresses the particular, the dangers of the essence of technology because it can be denied and cause us to experience “a more primal truth”. Using the technology offered to us from challenging-forth, this piece performs the primal, and menial task of shoveling dirt around the box. As one shovels further and further, you reveal the surface of object under it, which plays around Heidegger’s concepts of “revealing” and “concealing”. It also plays around Heidegger’s concept of “danger” by flinging rocks visibly toward the operator.
Difficulties encountered in the making of this piece include the crafting of the piece. As one who does not craft, it was quite difficult to cut wood and plexiglass using no power tools. The flaws in the craft presented by this fact represent the denial of technology and being exposed to a more primal essence of technology.
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