2022
Objects
(a series of five)
Materials: FormLabs® clear resin, European buckthorn
Dimensions of each object: 13.5’’ x 1.6’’x 1.6’’
Performance
single channel HD video
4:18 minutes
Statement
This performance promotes sensory experiences of the body. Inspired by the performative work “Finger Gloves” by Rebecca Horn, the set of wearable objects consists of five elongated prosthetic finger extensions for a single hand, 3D modeled and printed using clear FormLabs resin. The end of each finger extension was inserted with a peg of tree branch carved into a cone shape, exposing only the cross-section of the tree, visually as an abrupt end of the “fingertip.”
In the video, the hand wearing the finger extensions constantly reach toward the camera, confronting the viewers, futilely attempting to sense through the glass. The video was shot with shallow depth of field. In close framing, “fingertips”—the cross-sections— come in and out of focus either tapping, knocking, or caressing the screen. The form, materials, and process of this piece all serve to express the conflict between nature and technology. Technological advancement extends our reach beyond what our body allows us, while at the cost of truncating our sensory experience.