Self as Cocoon 1994
College of Fine Arts exhibition space
Materials: carpet underlay, chicken wire, wood and black pigment
Approx : 1.8m by 0.4m by 0.4m
Self as Cocoon is very influenced by the fat and felt installations and sculptures of German artist Joseph Beuys. It also has a cavity in the chest area of the cocoon reminiscent of the artist Anish Kapoor . The void a reference to the inner peace found in meditation.
The cocoon is a reference to how human suffering can be overcome and transformed into peace and tranquility.
