WHAAM! gallery has unveiled Turnover, the primary US solo exhibition by Japan-based artist ancco. Showcasing a brand new sequence of ceramic sculptures inside an immersive set up, Turnover delves into themes of time, transformation and resilience, weaving collectively private and societal cycles into an introspective physique of labor.
Rooted in her lived experiences, ancco’s work is formed by her battle with atopic eczema. She explores the accelerated tempo of decay, whether or not within the physique or in society and the way it influences her inventive course of. Drawing a parallel between the fast turnover of her personal pores and skin and the relentless churn of contemporary tradition, she transforms private affliction into inventive expression.
A key inspiration for Turnover comes from previous mass-produced toys and stuffed animals ancco found throughout late-night eBay looking. Worn but cherished, these objects bear traces of their histories – light patches, fingerprints and scars that function emblems of endurance. Her ceramic sculptures embrace this identical imperfection, with cracks and colour variations that spotlight the fantastic thing about deterioration.
Moths seem as a recurring motif, embodying each affliction and aesthetic fascination. As a set off for her pores and skin situation, they symbolize an intimate hyperlink between her physique and the exterior world. Likewise, ancco’s fascination with dollhouses permits her to govern time and area, establishing microcosms the place she will momentarily droop the relentless tempo of actuality.
The exhibition is on view till April 5 at WHAAM! in New Yor.
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