Sculpture and Combined Media

At the beginning this of elective, I was exploring the verb to swaddle (to bind with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement), but throughout the week my explorations quickly moved to how to en-wrap or bind an object so to protect. And so I began looking at different processes to protect a delicate or fragile object through binding, en-wrapping and encasing. I want to mix rough, harsh materials (like wire and wood) with softer, delicate ones (such as lace or cling film). I knit materials, such as bubble wrap and rope into blankets to swaddle objects aswel as building cases, frames and cages to protect fragile items.

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