Eric McGehearty's work expresses a world where language is a written code that is unable to be read. The sculptures intend to frustrate the viewer and tap into the desperation contemporary consumers feel when they cannot get information. Through these dimensional puzzles, McGehearty aims to elicit an empathetic response for literacy issues.

"In the beginning was the word, but what if you could not read it? As a dyslexic, I find myself fascinated with that which I struggle to possess…the information contained in the written language."

"Text communicates through a collection of abstract symbols which make up a word. In my art, I hope to communicate my interest and frustrations with written language through the repetition of contextual metaphors."

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