Untitled (Protection)

This is a wall piece. Green needle felted shape. The wool is shaped like an oblong rod, with smaller rods crisscrossing it in an alternate way. The tips of those rods are ochre yellow and there is a circle at the top with a black dot inside.

Needle felted wool (2019)

approx. 48x32x3cm

Untitled (Protection) emerged from a need to explore the contrast and tension between vulnerability and defense, between protection and restriction, softness and aggression. It’s figure-like form, the spiky extensions, the soft tactile material, all highlight both strength and fragility.