2019

itch

Have you ever felt an insatiable itch? Not the kind that troubles your skin, but the one that manifests inside your soul. The itch of curiosity, the yearning to realize your dreams, the drive to be the finest iteration of yourself. They come from various aspects of your life yet intertwine within you, desperate to be scratched. Though discomforting, it forms a desire and motivation to forge ahead, to persist, to eagerly anticipate what lies ahead.

​sculpture: porcelain, glaze, gold luster.

the clusters of grain-like shape is inspired by the word "kesemutan" (literally translated to "tickled by ants") which is an indonesian slang to describe paraesthesia, a bodily numbing and tingling sensation usually caused by cramps. meanwhile the use of color is to represent the variation and uniqueness of each aspect of your itch.