Skin (2021)
I document a process of metabolism. Skin, hair, nails, and teeth fall off over time while new tissue grows. This is a process similar to the loss and accumulation of human memory. Although all the details fade away as time passes by, unfinished obsessions remain, and then you try to use all kinds of ways to recover your loss. Think about tearing off a barb of your hand, half of which has already fallen off, but you still wonder if you should tear it off or push it back to the nail.
This piece was made in December 2021 at Studio. The original plan was to fix the porcelain tiles in complete forms on the wall with nails. Some parts were broken during the installation process, so I used yarns to patch, reorganize, and modify.
If you ask me in 2021, I would say I care about “patching.” I believe that when things have fallen apart, you should repair them. As long as you keep repairing, achieving a certain degree of completeness is possible through the act only. Two years later, however, I no longer see the necessity of “patching” or achieving some unfinished obsessions in my life. Similar to metabolism, something new will replace a futile act of recovery.
During the process, the participant did her best, and that is enough.