"500+ silicone figures, connected to motors connected by a physical computer and coded in a synchronized motion. The steel undulating landscape is graphed and regimented. A juxtaposition of the scattered, fleshy and imperfect crowd. The sound of the zipping motors creates a visceral physical experience, which corresponds with the slightly ominous movements of the characters.
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What they are paying homage to is deliberately left unclear, the only clear narrative is when one bows, the closest to them bows and then so on in a ripple effect. The human-like silicone creates a creepy, mischievous depiction of society and our human frailties, mocked in materiality and context.
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As individuals we are continuously decoding the reactions of others to decipher the severity of situations and how we should act, suppressing our own instincts.“Closest Seven” is a recurring theme in my work. I can’t hide from its stark parallelism to the current Pandemic, where my themes of research have literally unfolded."