Tite foam, gesso, heavy acrylic medium, flocking fiber,
34″ x22″ x12″, 2021
Part of the FOaMO series, ‘bird’ is created with an experimental technique of fabric mold making I developed, resulting in balloon-like, muppet adjacent soft sculptures.
As a Dutch person living in Texas, my first encounter with many of the animals created for the FOaMO series was as roadkill at the side of the road. The contradiction of the ‘awe’ I felt being able to see these seemingly peacefully sleeping animals from up close and the gore and upset connected to them informed the works’ feel.
