Symbiotic Simulacrum
Plastic bags, silk, wool, cotton, acrylic, polyester, wood, steel
Dimensions variable
2021
Symbiotic Simulacrum is a series of sculptural experiments exploring the relationship between synthetic materials and organic forms.
Through close observation of fungi, moss, and lichens, the works translate biological structures into constructed environments made from both industrial and traditional craft materials.
The series began an ongoing investigation into how discarded, manufactured, and altered materials can take on new identities through accumulation, care, and transformation.
Rather than recreating natural forms, these sculptures consider what happens when artificial materials begin to behave like organisms.
Field Notes
I was interested in the space between imitation and transformation.
What happens when something artificial begins to feel alive?
Plastic.
Silk.
Wool.
Thread.
Steel.
Materials with completely different histories.
The work began with observation.
Not replication.
I wanted to understand the structures that allow organisms to survive.
The layers.
The networks.
The relationships.
These experiments became a foundation for future work.
2021
