BREAKAWAY CAFE -DOVER, NH

This installation was commissioned by a friend, former bandmate, and owner of the coffeehouse Breakaway Café. This 3 panel piece consists of 3’x3’ panels commemorating the rebranding of the café and is steeped with symbolism focused on “breaking away”.

Melting clocks are featured in each panel and represent the killing of time. A defiant raised fist, broken bonds, ladders, staircases and portals symbolize escaping a mundane existence.

Community is of utmost importance to my client and his business. The stacked coffee cups represent coffee shops as pillars of their community. The boombox, along with the co-opted lightning bolt logo from legendary NYC hardcore punk godfathers Bad Brains, represents how Breakaway Cafe hosts live underground hardcore punks shows and events. The “Rosetta” sun ties the surrealist landscape together.

Completed -2024