Being together

“The self is a patchwork of the felt and unfelt, of presences and absences, of navigable channels around the walled-off numbnesses.” Rebecca Solnit (The faraway nearby)

How do we hold ourselves together? What is the minimum requirement for presence?
How do we sustain it — and at what point do we begin to falter, lose function, or collapse?

‘Being together’ suggests a sense of unity with others, but also points to the solitary task of maintaining one’s own coherence — of consolidating a self. The chair, a recurring element in my work, stands in for the body: a familiar support, a trace of absence, or a suggestion of potential occupancy. I often use old velvet for its layered associations — the soft comfort of lived-in spaces, and its quiet ability to record time through wear.

The sculpture’s components are deliberately adaptable, allowing for shifting configurations and evolving relationships with the space it inhabits. This flexibility is central to my practice — keeping the work open, fluid, and receptive to multiple readings.