Change begins with an interest in how the body instinctively assigns meaning and function to sculptural forms. The work resembles something familiar—a platform, a seat, a functional object—yet it consistently refuses use. What initially appears stable and supportive becomes ambiguous, holding the body in a state of hesitation.
Rather than offering clarity or resolution, the sculpture maintains a condition of suspension—between expectation and denial, utility and obstruction. Its repeated protrusions suggest bodily pressure and accumulation, while the elevated pallet-like base references systems of transport, storage, and institutional handling. These associations remain unsettled, never fully aligning with the viewer's bodily expectations.
Within this space of refusal, meaning is not explained but sensed. The work invites a heightened bodily awareness shaped by uncertainty, where ambiguity functions as an active site of perception rather than a problem to be resolved.
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