Uncle Bens boxes
Changing Sculpture
Material: carboard boxes, photos, glue and tape
Size: varies

..is a work which emerged from another work, (Short Stories), as it often is in process-based communication. One idea leads into the next, and forms grows out of each other. This piece has been exhibited in different locations across Sweden and Germany, and continues to shift slightly with each place it enters.

To discover faces and facial expressions in everyday situations is something our brain is pre-set to recognize—wired from early days when we needed to quickly determine a threat or enemy. Once used for survival, can today be activated for creative use, making us to see patterns, symbols, and emojis in things we least expect.

Turning things, situations, ideas – and even perspectives – UP-SIDE-DOWN is another way of unlocking the brain. When something is flipped, even just slightly, we often begin to see it differently. That shift in view opens up for fresh interpretations, unexpected connections, and new understandings.

It is in playful disorientations things can begin to take shape – when old instincts meet new intentions, a work or invention can find its meaning, again and again and again…