The Shape of Things (Alinah Azadeh)

I have had quite a week of decluttering, and have ended up with a large bag of clothes/ materials as well as a small bag of objects (which I will detail at some point) to begin my wrapping with. It felt very liberating to choose these to become part of the piece, rather than put them back on a box and not know what to do with them, a space got created inside. I also found some video footage from a documentary made about Dying that I was part of, a short piece form one of the other interviewees commenting on my mothers death and its connection to my children which was a very moving moment and got me present to her strong and eternal presence in my life, especially as an artist. Right now I am working on wrapping her rice cookers and feel particularly connected to her, and I know that this process, which feeds into this commission, will bring up some powerful experiences for those who engage with it and allow the emotional space to work for them. I am laying things to rest with gratitude and preparing the foundations of this very public work with my own personal, small scale pieces.