Nikki Renee Anderson

This installation included a giant canopy that covered the entire room, a cradle that balanced high on a column and many ceramic megaphones seated on round pillows. Each ceramic megaphone had a voice that continuously repeated a short phrase or sang part of the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby."

The inspiration for Boss Baby's Slumber Party, began with the nursery rhyme, "Rock-a-bye Baby." I was struck by the unlikely image of a child's cradle being placed high in a treetop. The nursery rhyme is often associated with safety and comfort within a domestic space. There is irony in that message of safety because the nursery rhyme serves as a warning or even a threat to children.

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