In my art work and research I am exploring how meaning is physically made. I am focusing on the place where language is formed and food destroyed: the mouth. My specific interest lies in the tension of the speechless mouth as a source of expression. While chewing, biting or swallowing what meanings does our mouth produce? When we forget a word or name, we can figuratively feel it lying on the tip of our tongue. How does this look?
I use the mouth as a sculptural tool and the oral cavity as mold. Food, especially malleable aliments such as soft candy as well as objects related to eating, like spoons are the materials I am working with.Displayed on tables the assembled objects embody the memory of the chewer and her mouth, feeling sensual and repulsive at the same time.
