Events › Sweet Spot: An Interactive Light Sculpture by Michael Berthaud

Sweet Spot is an interactive light sculpture featuring an acrylic mannequin with an LED-lit interior and a responsive display. You can place the basketball or microphone box onto the podium to see how the display changes inside the mannequin. This piece draws from the artist's experiences growing up in Boston and observing how society often frames success for black youth.

Symbols such as a basketball or a microphone represent stereotypical career pathways widely advertised in media. This artwork seeks to explore how these narrow symbols of achievement often overshadow the many facets of curiosity that exist within today's black youth.

This work was resourced and supported by the Boston Public Art Triennial's Accelerator Program.

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