This sculpture animates a material that would normally remain inert. The outer form is produced through chemical corrosion, destabilising the industrial surface of Styrofoam and generating a porous, unstable structure. The surface suggests organic formation, though the material remains synthetic.
A concealed motor produces a slow expansion and contraction, creating a breathing rhythm. The movement does not convincingly imitate life; instead it unsettles perception. The object appears to inhale and exhale, yet its substance denies any biological status.
A synthetic material performs a rhythm usually found in living bodies, producing a presence that exists somewhere between organism and residue. The breathing motion unsettles the boundary between living and non-living matter.
Here, human-made materials persist, transform and outlast their makers. What remains is not simply residue, but a form whose status remains unresolved and quietly disquieting.
This sculpture animates a material that would normally remain inert. The outer form is produced through chemical corrosion, destabilising the industrial surface of Styrofoam and generating a porous, unstable structure. The surface suggests organic formation, though the material remains synthetic.
A concealed motor produces a slow expansion and contraction, creating a breathing rhythm. The movement does not convincingly imitate life; instead it unsettles perception. The object appears to inhale and exhale, yet its substance denies any biological status.
A synthetic material performs a rhythm usually found in living bodies, producing a presence that exists somewhere between organism and residue. The breathing motion unsettles the boundary between living and non-living matter.
Here, human-made materials persist, transform and outlast their makers. What remains is not simply residue, but a form whose status remains unresolved and quietly disquieting.