Mechanical Room
2022
Food-grade silicone tubes, semi transparent Y-shaped plastic connectors, felt, acrylic French manicured fingernails, twigs found by my son, embroidery thread, rubber tub stopper, mechanical clocks.
56 x 88 x 10 in.
Photo by Kimin Kim
I first made this piece while eight months pregnant, drilling and stitching into the wall, climbing a tall ladder. It was initially installed next to the building’s mechanical room, which emitted a constant, monotonous hum that seemed to match my own pregnant body and its quiet efforts.