My current sculptures focus on my breastfeeding time that was an extremely dual experience between pain and pleasure.
By stitching thick foam with a long needle, I am re-experiencing my physical suffering during my several mastitis infections. During the breastfeeding time, because of its function, shape, and sensation I felt totally another troublesome creature on top of my chest. This emotion is expressed as a viscerally abstracted breast shape.
I use a unique synthetic fabric called Tulle to present a breast milk shower. The lightness and see-thoroughness of this fabric evokes in me a feeling of non-substantial existence, such as I felt as if I was forgotten by society. Through hundreds of knots and sawing large hours to create colorful fluffy ruffles, I reflect hard labor breastfeeding mission.
I also knit multitudes of nipple-ish mandala circles to attach. This idea refers to a Mandala design and meaning of co-healing. One unforgettable memory is that my husband started seeing the dream during his sleep that he also breastfed our baby. It was funny, but he wanted to help his wife who was suffering to produce one drop of milk. I also wished if I can have more nipples then I can possibly get more help.
