16 desks made from only printer paper and wheatpaste populated a small room, creating a claustrophobic and overwhelming feeling that reflects many classrooms in this country. The lack of real desks underneath the paper desks represented the operational fragility many schools face while the eye holes cut at their bases represented the veiled racism built into the public education system.

 

24” x 36” x 30” (each)

 

+2,000 sheets of printer paper, wheatpaste