Guardians of the Threshold
This work emerges from an ongoing investigation into containment, rupture, and the unstable relationship between softness and threat. Using stitched fabric forms, paint, and layered accumulations of synthetic material, the sculpture transforms the language of domestic craft into something visceral and confrontational. The protruding black appendages operate simultaneously as defensive spikes, bodily fragments, and ritualistic offerings—oscillating between protection and aggression.
The monochromatic surface absorbs light rather than reflecting it, creating a void-like presence that resists easy interpretation. Dense folds and compressed textures evoke organic matter, decay, and growth, suggesting a body in the process of mutation or psychic unraveling. The work exists in a liminal space between sculpture and relic, fetish object and wound, where repetition becomes both obsessive gesture and devotional act.
Rooted in an interest in abjection, feminine labor, and the emotional architecture of trauma, the piece confronts the tension between attraction and repulsion. Soft materials traditionally associated with care and intimacy are weaponized, destabilized, and transformed into a structure that feels simultaneously seductive and hostile. Through this transformation, the work examines how the body stores memory—particularly memories tied to fear, survival, ritual, and repression. Rather than offering resolution, the sculpture functions as an emotional site: a blackened bloom, a barricade, a ceremonial object charged with anxiety, resilience, and enchantments.
