cocoon
cocoon installed at Worth Ryder Gallery 2020. Porcelain, original Jun glaze, thread/hair, electrical metal tubing, 8’H x 4’W x 4’D. Photo: Ahn Lee.
cocoon is a 8 by 4 foot hanging sculpture spun from weeks spent in social isolation due to COVID-19 with only silkworms for companions. This piece is made of about 600 translucent porcelain surgical face masks, each about 1-2 mm thick, glazed with a hand-mixed original Jun glaze.
View of cocoon: inside looking up. Photo: Aidan Jung.
View of cocoon: outside looking in. Photo: Aidan Jung.
View of cocoon: outside looking down. Photo: Aidan Jung.
View of cocoon: for scale. Photo: Aidan Jung.