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Sensorial Aspirations
Dallas Gillespie
Bachelor of Fine Arts - College of Fine Arts UNSW
z3255116@student. unsw.edu.au



Sensorial Aspirations is a series of soft sculptures made from knitted and crocheted woollen yarn coated in sculpture and bee’s wax.

Wool gives my hands the freedom to create two and three dimensional surfaces while allowing my mind and body to explore its sensuous nature. The rhythmic and repetitious movement of these construction techniques are meditative and encourage a physical and mental connection between maker and material. Thought and knowledge are embedded into the absorbent fibre with every action, this conceptual element is also realised through the process of immersing each work into hot wax. This gradual process transforms the wool, exploring its versatility and endurance as a fibre with endless potential as both material and concept

Images1, 2, 3 photographed by Ian Hobbs.


 
 
 
 
 
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