I am an artist working with wearable objects.
My work focuses on connections between the body and the mind in particular spaces. These objects are not representations; their use is very simple and precise. They are combinations of materials such as cardboard boxes and tape, which were originally designed for a purpose and have power only when they are being used. I need to understand how the object operates within the space when it is occupied by the human body.
My work moved beyond the studio in 2013, and from then I started to produce a series of objects to be used in both installations and performances, Body to the City (2014-2015), and Angle Monster (2015) which were carried out in public space. These series of wearable objects, the combinations of materials only work together when it is invested with a certain power, and that power presents itself when they are worn by people. For this reason, they are not costumes because it has different meanings when it is a sculpture form and when people are wearing it. I believe this wearable object contains certain energies. It carries experience and triggers a mental challenge to the public whether directly or indirectly. Because the presence of this moving body in the object I make creates an event-like encounter with audiences, compelled to question what they are.
My work focuses on connections between the body and the mind in particular spaces. These objects are not representations; their use is very simple and precise. They are combinations of materials such as cardboard boxes and tape, which were originally designed for a purpose and have power only when they are being used. I need to understand how the object operates within the space when it is occupied by the human body.
My work moved beyond the studio in 2013, and from then I started to produce a series of objects to be used in both installations and performances, Body to the City (2014-2015), and Angle Monster (2015) which were carried out in public space. These series of wearable objects, the combinations of materials only work together when it is invested with a certain power, and that power presents itself when they are worn by people. For this reason, they are not costumes because it has different meanings when it is a sculpture form and when people are wearing it. I believe this wearable object contains certain energies. It carries experience and triggers a mental challenge to the public whether directly or indirectly. Because the presence of this moving body in the object I make creates an event-like encounter with audiences, compelled to question what they are.
I Love You For Free (2015)
Wearable Object / Sculpture
Boxes, Tape, Wool
60cm x 140cm
