Backslit

2024

clay / aluminium / leather / farm animal hair

Dimensions, variable

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In Backslit, two backbones attach to each other like two halves of a prosthetic corset, curving against the spine. The claws clench as tension circulates through the lumps. On the brink of an existential crisis, the bodies feel the constraints of their surroundings and internalise it - tackling emotion, reason, impulse & control.

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The production process involves applying body pressure to a soft material and letting it settle at its own pace. Air, temperature and temporality determine shape. There is no back story, just a state of frenzy. Movement is anchored inside a small frame where aggregation is ambiguous. Underlining an inherent feeling of losing balance, the sculptures border uncertainty and paralysis. Their lack of life hints at a broken morphological sequence – organic or otherwise. Delicately bound by straps and buckles, these bodies hang in a suspended state longing for connection or warmth.

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