6. Nexus
Dry Floral Foam, Acrylic Paint, Sculpting/Carving Tools, 5.5”x5.5”x3.5” (2022)
For this piece, I also explored the concept of family and connections. The physical connections involved come from the interior crevices and carvings. With the floral foam, I created a puzzle of sorts. Each piece fits together to express positive and negative cavities that are meant to be fitted.
I correlate my familial ties to this piece as I view each of the 4 members of my family to be vastly different. When seeing this sculpture on its exterior, it does not seem like they are meant to fit together, but in the end, our intrinsic interior bonds are what hold us together. I created these relief carvings to experiment with geometric exteriors and organic interiors as these pieces all match together.