CHRONIC DISSATISFACTION
Deflated veil
2012
String, balloons, wax
"The transformation of materials is very important to me. The balloons are deflated and dipped in wax which alters them from being just balloons. They become bodily metaphors or reminders of nature. I was initially drawn to balloons for their possession of air, representing a specific moment in life. I wanted to preserve that “moment” and dipped the balloon in wax, disabling the deflation process"