The Dark Matter sculptures trace the process of going through and healing from heartbreak. This sculpture is the final phase, entitled “uncontainable”. It shows the heart having regained its strength, bursting through the thick, black crust that had encased it for so long.
Dark Matter phase 7 (uncontainable)
Lithography stone fragment core, paper wire, textile cable 25 cm x 35 cm 25 cm / 10” x 14” x 10” 3.6 kg / 8 lbs.
The base is made of craft cement and measures 14 cm / 5.5" diameter x 5.5 cm / 2.25" high. Its surface is polished to a perfectly smooth, matte finish.
The title “Dark Matter” makes a connection between the astrophysical phenomena and human emotions. Dark matter can’t be measured, seen, or touched; we only can infer its existence based on the gravitational effect it has on other astral bodies.
I see emotions in a similar way: we feel them, but can’t actually touch them; we only know of an emotion’s presence because of the physiological and mental effects it creates in us.
