Finalist of the Richard T Nelson Awards for Sculpture 2022
toilet paper, polyester batting, interfacing, thread,
As an investigation into the experience of lockdown, Fragility explores the juxtaposition of feeling restricted and yet safe inside one's own home. It deals with the struggle to contain oneself while being confined and the struggle to find and maintain structure in our lives.
The material used refers to the phenomenon of hoarding in the western world and investigates this self-constructed sense of safety by posing the ultimate question to which extent toilet paper can instil a sense of security.
The material used refers to the phenomenon of hoarding in the western world and investigates this self-constructed sense of safety by posing the ultimate question to which extent toilet paper can instil a sense of security.