Obsessive Memories
2003
Installation: porcelain
25 figures, approx. 12 x 3 x 2 in. each; dimensions variable
Source: http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/mahjongartists/index.html
20 female bodies, fragmented, placed on a square raised white platform. Boxes containers of these fragmented female bodies lay on the floor besides the White platform.
10 boxes on each side, they vary in sizes, custom to the bodies they contain, but now are empty. they have the same color and pattern. typical Chinese silk covered boxes with ivory clasp closure. but these ivory closures are probably cheap plastic replacements.
the silk cover are a olive brownish green with octagon patterns. they are stacked together. there's like obviously padding inside...for protection. the texture of the boxes looks worn. the silk patters of some looks like they have been scratched.
the general feeling of these boxes: cheap and massly produced. museum lightsdoes give it a beautiful sheen. reflection of the silk but overall, they are stack together like "things" with no other exceptional values...
The bodies are curveous, attractive young bodies. the proportion of these bodies are visually the same. voluptuous breast and hips. long and well shaped legs. textures of procelain makes them look shiny and smooth. the color of the body is only shown on the leg. given the bodies are covered with cheongsam. and they are headless and armless.
10 of the bodies wears high heels in bright colors. regardless of the type of shoes these figures have red soles on their shoes, like the shoes of that brand...Chrstian ...something. of those weaing shoes, the toe nails are painted in bright colors
the cheongsam garment on these figures are beautiful, richly patterened and in soft feminie colors. some are metalic colors. colors that attrats attention. FLower pattersns, plant and leaf patterens, poka-dots, wavy lines... shimmery and plain ones.
the postures are very erotic, sexual poses. some posters are identicale, 3 of laying on the back with raise legs stack one on another. another three have similar poses. all the posible are erotic in the way that although covvered up, female private areas are shown at some angles.
overall these figurres are uniformed, not very differentiable in terms of personhood.
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