- Hang On! Ⅰ
- Hang On! Ⅱ
There are two types of hangers. One is a series of connected hangers and the other is a hanger made out of silicon. ‘Hang on!’ focuses on consciously experiencing daily actions, such as hanging our clothes on a hanger, actions that we are habituated to and therefore slip beyond our attention. The work changes or reconstructs the physicality of the object, making them easier to bend or move.
In the first work, hangers of different shape are connected together, so that each of their movement can influence the other. When hanging clothes on such type of a mobile hanger, the audience becomes more focused on the act of hanging and the change of movement it triggers, rather than the original purpose of this action.
The second work consists of a hanger—a daily life object—recreated with flexible and bendable silicon. The hanger loses it’s ‘original’ property and the ‘firmness required to support an object.’ In contrast to the firmly connected hangers, the material used in this work reduces the original functionality of the hanger. Hence, the audience needs to pay more attention when attempting to hang their clothes.
The idea of these two works came from my temporary stay in Austria, after witnessing the daily habit of Austrians hanging all of their clothes and belongings on a hanger after entering a space. In order to stimulate the people and make them encounter this habit more often, I transformed this daily object. These works are to be placed not only at the entrance of an exhibition space but also in schools and public spaces.
Hang On!Ⅰ, 8 Hangers, Rubber band, 150*300 cm, 2017
Hang On!Ⅱ , Silicon, 3*15 cm, 2017
@ All Photos by Anbuh