specific armour used against tears, please stand by

A meditation on childhood, affect, and the performativity of resilience. These assemblages navigate the construction of inner attitude—a psychological terrain shaped through play, failure, and improvisation. Blurring distinctions between the ready-made and the hand-crafted, the works interrogate idealized narratives of innocence and the formation of subjectivity. Armour here is not merely defense but a mode of becoming, a sculptural articulation of psychological and emotional scaffolding. The work resists nostalgia, insisting on the formative frictions that constitute identity in motion.

SPECIFIC ARMOUR USED AGAINST TEARS, PLEASE STAND BY

2022

safety guard‘s deepest desire for love, today‘s my lucky destiny, 2022
children's shin-guards, wood, shells, metal, toys, Fimo, fabric
19 x 25 x 8 cm
born to ride, but oxello was always scared so they grew some leaves instead​​​​​​​, 2022
children's shin-guards, wood, shells, metal, toys, Fimo, fabric
30 x 30 x 16 cm
crawling castles grow the wildest thicket, who am I to slip away your fears​​​​​​​, 2022
shoes, children's shin-guards, wood, shells, metal, toys, Fimo, fabric
34 x 22 x 15 cm
        teenage dreams of sunny hills and mushy towers, sinking in the past as we cry over our deeds​​​​​​​, 2022
shoes, children's knee-guards, wood, kauri-shells, metal, toys, Fimo
29 x 25 x 12 cm
protective visor by special appointment, only use when young, wild & free​​​​​​​, 2022
shoes, children's shin guards, wood, shells, metal, toys, Fimo, fabric
15  x 25 x 15 cm
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