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Self

Self, 2025
Crocheted and melted nylon, broken kendi vessel
21cmL x 21cmW x 32cmH

Building on your past self, leaving that molt behind, and emerging anew.

Using the traditional kendi vessel as a mould, lace was crocheted around it in nylon, and then torched to transform it into a hard yet brittle exoskeleton. The ceramic vessel inside was then cracked apart, leaving behind only a ghost of what was before.

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