Original artwork description:

I started creating leather sculptures during the covid lockdown, in 2020. With restrictions all around in the outer world, it was a period of reconnecting with the most sensitive parts on the inside. I learned how real strength can be found in softness, how rigid environments become bearable if we are supple, and how we can move past anxiety by becoming vulnerable.

Leather or skin is the substance that separates the outer world from what is within. It offers protection: due to it’s softness it’s unbreakable, and it’s flexibility provides the freedom necessary for movement. These are the qualities that are also essential for our psychological and emotional adaptation to our environment.

The artwork 'Sleep' is made of a 128 cm long piece of red colored cow leather, covered with dark mint sheep leather on the outside. Although originally a flat piece, the precisely placed cuts and stitches allow it to become a complex three-dimensional structure.

Materials used:

Leather

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