900mmW x 450mmH
2019
Nylon yarn, Various keepsakes, Foam back
One of the two pieces in “I Walked A Landscape With My Fingers”, an explorative project inspired by various terrain and geographical landforms. Incorporating various keepsakes from a personal hoard that do not serve any function, yet are too precious to throw, the work highlights the thin line between ‘trash’ and ‘treasure’. These keepsakes are given a second life by becoming a part of this landscape.
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Base of the artwork was crocheted in a single, flat piece with no draft in mind, exploring ridges inspired by the tiny crests of sea waves and grikes in stone. The work swallows up the keepsakes, much like creeper plants eating up urban structures that have been abandoned. Despite being crocheted flat, playing with various stitch types and heights introduces subtle texture to the work, and one quite unlike the usual crochet appearance.
‘Baby’ features a troll doll, large Kewpie doll and small Kewpie doll, all from my stay in Tokyo in 2015. Pink baby face was found at a flea market in Berlin, June 2018. The ceramic cup originating in Kagawa, Japan was from a friend, but met an unfortunate end when I dropped it. Here, it has become an inverted mountain.