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Creation Date

2024

Dimensions

24 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches

Materials

Nightgown, robe, linens, curtains, Paraffin/colored wax, and plaster.

Medium

Sculpture

Project Advisor

Rob Neilson and Meghan Sullivan

Year of Graduation

2025

Artist Statement

These mountainous sculptures are created to enhance the physical sensation of being overwhelmed by individual textural experiences. The objects used throughout these pieces not only serve as a visual representation of my childhood, but also as a vehicle of memory. Even now, I unintentionally continue to attach my experiences to objects to cope with various traumatic, overstimulating, and hyper-fixating circumstances. By using fragile materials like wax and plaster, I allude to the fragility of my mental state when impacted by trauma and/or excessive stimulation. I have always been hyperaware of my inability to maintain a full grasp of reality because of my hyperactive thought process, which I often suppress to conform to neurotypical society. The materials I use to portray my internalized emotional experiences provide intimate and vulnerable textural properties. Throughout childhood, I have found myself viscerally connected to objects. I have consistently done so with toys, clothing, and everyday items. This project has helped me understand my non-linear mental processing of everyday life and memories, and continues to re-teach me about how I’ve processed past events.

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Copyrights for this work are held by the artist.

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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

Keywords

soft sculpture, wax, plaster, mixed media

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