Tools for Change 1993

Harriet Bart's 1993 sculpture "Tools for Change" features a wooden box with a saw lying inside. The piece is a commentary on the tools of labor and their role in societal change. The box is open, revealing the saw nestled in shredded packing material, a common visual element in Bart's work. The juxtaposition of the everyday object and the delicate packing material suggests a subtle tension between the power of labor and its fragility. The title of the artwork, "Tools for Change," further underscores this theme, drawing attention to the potential for both progress and destruction inherent in tools of labor.