AFloat
2019
Exploration of space and the interaction of the sculptures within the body of water
Afloat (wastewater), hand-sewn foam, 2019
Afloat (boardwalk beach), hand-sewn foam, 2019
Afloat (barbie dream house) hand-sewn foam, 2019
Afloat (florida backyard), hand-sewn foam, plaster and kiddie Pool, 2019
Afloat (area social), hand-sewn foam, 2019
Afloat (bahia de panama), hand-sewn foam, 2019
Afloat (college housing) hand-sewn foam and embroidery thread, 2019
Afloat (environment 1) hand-sewn foam, colored Lights, fans, pink kiddie pool and carboard boxes, 2019
Artist Statement for Environment 1
Panama has coasts on both sides with the city right by the Pacific Ocean. The expansive waters remind me of home. My foam sculptural pieces act as organisms, unrecognizable but unarguably fleshy in nature. They do not really belong anywhere, and I explore their state of belongingness by placing them in vessels with water. Manmade, natural, big, and small. I am interested in their ability to live (and interact) in a space that is not their own.
Fueled by this concept of not belonging I create 'Environment 1' where I explore the idea of floating them in an environment constructed for them, with winds and lighting of their own. Where I am, partially, in charge of how they interact in the space.