Cycles was designed as part of my ongoing series of institutional critique works in order to examine how and where past artworks are seen. This installation incorporated several pieces from my Seeking Nihility show, displaying them in the Kenrick Antique Mall on a rented wall from Nov. through Dec. 2007. This display of my works examined what becomes of past works of art while also allowing some of my past work to revisit its roots. I tend to work with a lot of found and collected objects, some of which I found in the antique mall in which Cycles was installed. Many artists seek some sort of fame in their work even if it is secondary to just being able to make and sell their art. Some aspire to be shown in museums and to have their works bought by high-end collectors even after death. Yet most artists don’t make a strong enough impact during their careers to end up in prestigious permanent museum collections. So what happens to the vast majority of the artworks that they created? Many artworks eventually end up in antique malls after traveling the garage sale, trash heap and thrift store circuits. These artworks have been all but lost to history and have since become symbols of past eras. The collectibility of these works is not solely linked to the artist’s name but rather predominantly to the style and mood conveyed.