Mending the Grid
2023
Copper wire, Kitakata and Gampi paper, ink, sari silk, yarn, thread, sequins
24 x 20 x 2
With its malleable yet durable nature, wire has become a key medium through which I interrogate, understand, and make meaning of the world around me engaging with deeper existential questions that concern identity, connection, and the tension between fragility and strength.
I've increasingly turned toward the theme of mending—both literally and metaphorically. Repairing and reassembling broken parts speaks to the human condition: the constant negotiation between wholeness and fragmentation.
Paper, fragile yet flexible, represents the delicate nature of existence, wire serves as the connective tissue, binding these elements together and symbolizing resilience, even in the face of disintegration.
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