Biennale 2008

I was greeted by these at the Biennale 2008!

This piece of work has got many leeches crawling on the floor, greeting you from the stairs and into the first hall. From far, i thought they were caterpillars. The artist made this piece of visual art engaging in a sense that they gave me the creeps. Every leech has got their own facial expression and body contour that simulates the movement of different motions of a live leech. These leeches were not just put along the side of the walkway but placed all over even in the middle of the walkway.

This is a very interesting piece. The whole scooter and the toucan was actually knitted with wool! Never had i expect anyone to think of such a usage for wool! This piece of art work took up the whole room. The lamp is also knitted with wool. These are the two main subject of this work.

The creeping plants that twined itself around these two subjects were also woven from wool. the extended from the subjects to the ceiling, creating a picturous view of an old alley.

When the doors of these closets are closed, they look just like any other ordinary closet at home. When opened, they revealed an image of the nature when looked at from a distance, looking just like a forest with ife. In actual fact, they are patches of colour that was taken from pieces of coloured skin that was used to stick as the outer layer of a slab of woodchips. Patches of different colour was cut and stick together to form this image. It is interesting with an image of the world outside the home appearing in a common closet in our home. This artwork reminds me of the show Narnia as i thought it also portrays another realm inside the cupboard.