Material inquiry into gender constructs
This intervention into a football proposes as an inquiry into gender constructs. By deconstructing its identity, I seek to uncover the layers beneath, allowing the emergent properties of this new object to tell their own story. In its deflated and vulnerable state, the football’s materiality is exposed, revealing new meanings that challenge its intended function.
The surgical tools embody the concept of dissecting objects as a form of artistic-enquire. This approach allows going beyond the surface of objects to explore their deeper layers—material, historical, symbolic, and cultural. By peeling back these layers, the practice seeks to uncover hidden narratives or surface new meanings, to challenge the original intentions or assumptions attributed to the objects. In doing so, it opens space for new interpretations to emerge and encourages viewers to engage critically with with their identity and predetermined characteristics.