Inherited Muscle Memory
2022, Hardwood and plywood scraps, styrofoam block given by Shirley Tse
each 60 (H) x 5.5 (w) x 3.75 (D) inches
The blue styrofoam plank was given by an artist, Shirley Tse, and it was part of one of her old sculptures carved with a handheld router. I traced Tse’s marks onto the wood plank to imitate her sculpting gestures. This process honors Tse's artistic labor and the labor history in Hong Kong that she refers to
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