There was this rather open-ended art project my class had to do where we had to interpret what a “box” was. So I made a humanoid box fort and walked inside of it to all sorts of locations on the University of Alberta campus. I wanted my sculpture to be interactive and have a bold presence, and feel that I succeeded with that.
Fun facts:
- In terms of scale, it is just over 7ft tall (and had to be tipped to get through doors)
- It only cost me $30 to make because I used recycled cardboard, paper mache (newspaper and flour), and cheap spraypaint
- In every picture above, a friend of mine is inside of the sculpture
”Gravity.”
For an art fundamentals course, we were instructed to make a sculpture using wood and rope/string that focused on a theme of balance. I had quite the adventure with building this - from learning about how to navigate Edmonton for the basic supplies, and nearly slipping to my death on ice to collect the natural wood.
This abstract piece was inspired by the human iris, and was built to hang at a tilt or from the ceiling. The way the central orb is paradoxically separate and connected to the ring of branches represents individual identity within society. The appearance and identity of individuals is changed by the social and political structures they are surrounded with.
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