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Rubigoglyph #3 Sculpture

Robert Mertens

United States

Sculpture, 3d Sculpting on Fiber

Size: 26 W x 41 H x 1 D in

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Wool, steel staples, rust. This piece is created using wet felting and staples. After being diagnosed with cancer, I began to investigate ideas of the body as an archeological site. The staples are organized in a pattern reminiscent of the human body’s lymph node anatomy.

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2021

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Sculpture, 3d Sculpting on Fiber

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26 W x 41 H x 1 D in

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My research combines ideas of eschatology, acoustics, handcraft and loss; which I manifest in hybrid sculptures and installations. My practice is driven by concepts related to fragmentation, spirituality, repetition, pattern, interconnection and the emphasis of meaning found in craft processes. I search for broken narratives, end-time beliefs, quotidian gestures, textile structures, and the echo of entropy. In my work, I consider the shifting nature of craft and tradition by deconstructing ideas of progression and time. I often employ traditional craft techniques such as weaving, felting, quilting and hand embroidery and combine them with advanced prototyping technology such as laser-cutting, digital fabric printing, and digital Jacquard hand weaving. I triangulate between the poetics of electricity, the production of the hand and daydreams of dystopia. How does humanity perceive its relationship to technology changing? Why is string considered any different than 3D printing? What tension can be gleaned from understanding this perceived difference or continuous blurring?

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