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“The state of the world is surreal.  This work is a commentary on the state of the world."

— Lacey Finchum, Artist

The 7 Days series is…

“Part history, part prophecy, part current events. “7 Days of Destruction”, a nod to the seven days of creation, is a set of giant “ancient” scrolls as if they were visions delivered from “God”.

They actually depict symbolic and surreal imagery based on events that actually happened between the fall of 2023 and spring of 2024.

They are the culmination of 6 months of live streamed horror and atrocity being justified by world leaders as “God’s will.”

My hope is that this work will help us to have conversations that get to the root of what’s actually happening in the world and thereby create solutions that actually fix it.

— Lacey Finchum, Artist

The show begins with the title wall.

An intro of sorts with fake gold and foil smiles.

The title wall warns the viewer that the show has already started and you’re already paying the price.

If you look closely there is yet another clue, “the deeper you look, the more you see.”

In the begining, The Man created the system and The People thought it was beautiful.

And Day 1 is the first day.

Day 1

Status Quo

The Man sits upon His ivory-tower throne while The People, chained to the system, scream under the weight of carrying it.

The chains are just for show but the price really is your life.

You can’t let go but you can break the chains.

Day 2

Progress

The Man plays games while the world burns.

He makes decisions to fulfill His goal.

His goal is to win at any cost.

The cost? Your grandchildren’s lives.

The first two days were easy but it gets trickier from here.

Can you see where this is going?

Day 3

LOL

The Man maintains the illusion of His power by destroying those weaker than him.

He maintains His illusion of control thru lies, manipulation, and distraction.

“Never mind the lasers, here come the aliens!”

The first few days were expensive but this one costs double.

Day 4

Fore!

Freedom begs for change and blesses those who offer it.

The Man plays his games.

He builds Himself vast playgrounds while gleefully stealing from the mouths of The People.

He sentances the poor to lives of struggle and starvation and calls it freedom of choice.

If you look beyond the facade you’ll find the truth, The Man seeks power for Himself and His own pleasure and cares not if The People starve.

You can choose to see or to look away.
Choose wisely for the cost of your indifference is your humanity.

Day 5

“I got $5 (kilo) on it!”

The Man gambles with more money than The People can conceive.

He doesn’t care if it costs an arm and a leg because it’s not He but The People that pay the price.

The People walk tight-ropes for survival while The Man rejoices at His windfall.

Time is running out, the end is coming near.

The People have a choice to make.

The Man’s choice is clear.

Day 6

Power
-vs-
Control

The Man is in control but it’s The People who have the power.

Through word or deed, if The People stopped fighting eachother, They could use Their swords to cut Their strings.

“What strings?” you ask.

Under the right light, the hidden doest appear.

Don’t think literal strings, the mode is in the ether and the control is thru our consumption.

Day 7

Rest in Pieces

That’s it, this is the end. But, it will still be two days before The Man realizes he can’t eat money.

Eat it up as fast as you can!

Says The Man,

More! More! More!

This work is available for shows and exhibitions. Each piece is a 5 feet wide by 7.5 feet tall scroll and comes with hanging hardware.
They are individually back-lit for full dramatic effect.


For inquiries please use the contact page.
For more info about the artist and her work, please see the artist’s CV.