Yearn Signal

figure with a multi-colored column of traffic lights for a head — Gwenn Seemel
*Yearn Signal*
2021
acrylic on panel
20 x 10 inches

What do the colors of the traffic lights mean to you? How does the pose of the figure make you feel?

Stop, go, and slow: traffic lights are so good at communicating these simple messages. When one light breaks, so does the flow of vehicles, and the same is true for the infinitely more complex information we try to send to each other in our daily lives. Stop, go, and slow might be the most important messages to convey at the intersection between your life and someone else’s, but we all have other lights besides red, green, and yellow.

What is the one thing you want most to communicate to others when they intersect with you? What colors would you use to get your message across? Why?

You can watch the making of Yearn Signal here.