ericafraaije

On short films, plants and what a form tells us The model lying on the worktable It has been quite some time since I wrote my last blog post. Suddenly, the inspiration was gone. Not only to write, but also to make. I wanted to clear everything out. It could all go, really, and sometimes I even thought I wanted to give up my creative work altogether. When I said out loud that perhaps everything could go, I realised that I had secretly hoped someone would immediately contradict me. That didn’t...

First I try to hold it together. But gradually it becomes a question of how it remains standing.

Sculpture of smyrna wool elements I was working with wool today. Small elements holding each other. Too much pressure — they fall apart. Too little — they never become a form. I’ve never worked like this before. It felt like good medical practice, or raising a child. don’t force the outcome. but support what is already almost good. I’ve never worked like this before. A Soft Sculpture. And the structure is not solid. It is held together by relationships. Relationships between every part. And...