Brian Jungen. I just recently got interested in this guy's work. As I always manage to do with both concerts and anything else important, I find out too late and miss the show. It was last year at the Vancouver Art Gallery...doh!

Jungen is a Vancouver artist who makes sculptures out of everyday objects and usually it is politically or culturally charged. In this series Jungen examines the possibilities of deconstructing Nike Shoes and rebuilding them into Aboriginal masks.

His work has inspired me to do a project with my students based on shoe reconstruction. I'll post the student work sometime in the future...hopefully the project doesn't bomb.