Erik Plambeck

I have been continually inspired by “The Good Woman of Setzuan” by Bertolt Brecht. “Slowly the lifeboat is lifted down, too many men too greedily hold on to it as they drown.” I am working on a new piece full of experimentation and brand new materials. Like the gods of the story I am searching for the good that lingers in the world and like Brecht, leave it up to the viewer to decide what to do.

The Mold for Casting A Large Amount of Skeleton Forearms

I am only partially through the casting process and have taken a bit of time away to work on a different piece. However, I am excited about the direction the piece is going and the content it is taking on. It seems the work that I make about repitition, middle class America, and the monotony of life’s structure, have a growing importance and relevence as current issues in America escalade.