Vivid Impressions

installation | sublimation print on microfiber, polyester and polystyrene filling | 2018

An impression can be an effect on the subject's feelings (making an impression), as well as a mark on the subject's surface (leaving an impression). The skin acts as an archive of contact histories, recording past encounters with others. These experiences are recorded on the surface of the body, which nevertheless regenerates, offering new possibilities for interaction. Our surface always remains soft and adaptable and, while keeping us separate from others, mediates our relationship with the outside world. My textile sculptures present the body as a field for play and experimentation, the audience is invited to interact with the sculptures, caressing or squeezing them, and leaving their temporary imprint on them.