Placebos for Troubled Imaginations

This collection of small sculptures was inspired by an article i read about placebos. It seems to scientists that the power of placebos varies based on their appearance. For example, brightly colored capsules are much stronger than plain white tablets. The color red is particularly relevant. I made them in these times when we are constantly required to swallow bitter existential pills. They speak to the power of our imaginations and the connection between mind and body, pleasure, humor and health. They are made so that they can sit as they do here, or be mounted on a wall. The idea is that gazing upon them might cause an intricate feeling-better response in the viewer. They are also part of the departure from food-safe pottery making. One could try to take them with food or water, but that might not make one feel better.