Sweet Hexagon
Sweet Hexagon
14" x 12" x 4"
Vintage kimono fabric, vintage obi fabric, used jeans, thread, wire, beads, nails, hexagon wooden frame
With my previous assemblage “Sweet,” I expressed my thoughts for my daughter who has Japanese lineage, but growing up in the U.S. The vintage silk kimono fabric for a girl and obi fabric represents the symbolic traditional dress of Japan. The vintage jeans represent the symbolic clothes of the U.S to me. This combination represents the aspect of the cultural duality in my child’s life. My thought is that she and other people who have similar multiple cultural backgrounds would have positive identity as a unique and beautiful person.
With “Sweet Hexagon”, I assembled this combination in a hexagon shaped frame. The shape of hexagon makes me think about the mysteries of nature. Hexagons are efficient and can fit together without gaps, which makes them ideal for storing materials like honey without wasting space and energy. I was especially interested by the theory that Hexagonal shapes in nature are created and perfectly aligned by sound vibrations.
I am inspired to think that the identities of people with multiple cultural backgrounds, such as my daughter, and of human beings in general, can be fully and excellently shaped by letting the vibrations of such natural sounds take their course.