Elise Goldstein
And she said to him, "But you're much too big to come in my house. Surely if you try you'll get stuck." And she said to him, "But you're much too big to come in my house. Surely if you try you'll get stuck." And she said to him, "But you're much too big to come in my house. Surely if you try you'll get stuck." And she said to him, "But you're much too big to come in my house. Surely if you try you'll get stuck." And she said to him, "But you're much too big to come in my house. Surely if you try you'll get stuck." And she said to him, "But you're much too big to come in my house. Surely if you try you'll get stuck." And she said to him, "But you're much too big to come in my house. Surely if you try you'll get stuck."
And she said to him, "But you're much too big to come in my house. Surely if you try you'll get stuck."

And she said to him, "But you're much too big to come in my house. Surely if you try you'll get stuck."

January 2007
Muslin, hand and laser cut plywood for the dollhouse construction, tree, cast paper, screen printed birds and electrical components
8' x 4' x 6'

The viewers are asked to remove their shoes prior to entering the space. Once inside, the viewers can hear a sound collage of forest noises, birds chirping and the intermittent crying of a young girl. The lightness and sadness transform the space into a kind of mausoleum. It is strangely peaceful, and disarming until the jarring sounds of helpless sobbing. A diffuser has been hidden in the space to emit the smell of pine and spruce.
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