Estelle KenneyAn Environment: Sanctioned and Sanctuary

Sanctioned Sanctuary is a rearrangeable environment that covers an area about 9 x 9 feet. There are six walls made of hardware, cloth, wire, wood, and celluclay. Each is approximately 8 feet tall and 4 feet wide. The area enclosed by the walls houses three pieces of useable furniture, scaled to human size: a chair of celluclay over wood, a table of metal painted wiith acrylic enamel, a couch of celluclay over metal. These pieces of furniture interact with an acrylic enamel painted aluminum floor which depicts the game of hopscotch and chance for acquiring a larger history.

There are additional pieces of furniture: A dining table and chairs, Quilts made of remnants of used material, hand-bound books of original poems and grown-up fairytales, written over a period of years. All are part of the environment Sanctioned Sanctuary.

• Estelle Kenney, 1980