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NOT WHAT IT SEEMS TO BE

Our memory is molded by daily social interaction with environment. We store the experience in our memory and we shape our own belief and faith. We tend to judge and make decisions based on what we know. But more often things are “Not what it seems to be”. “Not what it seems to be”, the massive and masculine objects lead us to believe that they are made out of Heavy Black Iron, yet in contrary, all the objects are made of light weight Recycled Carton. Once interacting with the objects, you would find out that they are not merely objects, but an instrumental pair of Maracas filled with natural seeds creating sound inside. Deceiving our expectations, they challenge our sense of perspective and question our own memory and faith while planting a New Memory through interacting with the pieces. Reminding us that Memory is Re-Created every day yet it is a Fragile, Mortal, and Fallible “Object” veiled by a thin layer of Rusting Faith.

NOT WHAT IT SEEMS TO BE

Recycled carton scraps & metal powder

2018