For SYNCx4 I have made three limited edition experimental Clovelly Mossys – for the first time, the electronic innards of these objects will be revealed to the viewer in a rare glimpse behind the cute and uncanny ‘soft-hardware’.
What is a Mossy? A small, stylized imitation of life as seen by the artist. Like a well-curated Social Media feed, each object’s physical and audial representation purports to be photorealistic and objectively authentic, yet each are heavily edited and compromised by technological and curatorial intervention of the author/artist. Their sounds and method of activation is meant to remind the viewer of listening to a seashell or interacting with a doll as a child.
How are they made? Each artwork consists of: a photograph of the natural landscape featured in the specified area printed on satin fabric, hand embroidery in polyester blend thread, polyester stuffing, and a field recording of the area with the artists’ breath/sigh included in the general land soundscape that can be activated by squeezing the soft sculpture.
This work was presented at 107 Projects, Redfern between November and December 2017
