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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Yeni Mao, fig 38.1 coil, 2023
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Yeni Mao, fig 38.1 coil, 2023
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Yeni Mao

fig 38.1 coil, 2023
Nickel-plated steel, leather, hardware
145 x 46 x 43 cm
57 1/8 x 18 1/8 x 16 7/8 in.
Unique
Courtesy of the artist and Brooke Benington
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  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ), currently selected., currently selected., currently selected. Yeni Mao, fig 18.3 console, knurled, 2018
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Yeni Mao, fig 18.3 console, knurled, 2018
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) Yeni Mao, fig 18.3 console, knurled, 2018
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 4 ) Yeni Mao, fig 18.3 console, knurled, 2018
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 5 ) Yeni Mao, fig 18.3 console, knurled, 2018

This sculpture formed by leather straps entwined around a nickel-plated armature, resembles a human rib cage. In its allusion to the body, the sculpture appears to beckon the viewer to contemplate the practical application of the leather straps, which appear tailored for a human body. The straps and their arrangement allude to both the human form and the metal armature of an architectural tower, while the word “coil" in the title hints simultaneously at technology, as in an electrical conductor, and at the constraint of physical devices that limit a person's ability to move, referencing BDSM practices. The choice of leather colour also draws a parallel to the viewer's own skin, as its hue mirrors the artist's own skin tone.

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This sculpture formed by leather straps entwined around a nickel-plated armature, resembles a human rib cage. In its allusion to the body, the sculpture appears to beckon the viewer to contemplate the practical application of the leather straps, which appear tailored for a human body. The straps and their arrangement allude to both the human form and the metal armature of an architectural tower, while the word “coil" in the title hints simultaneously at technology, as in an electrical conductor, and at the constraint of physical devices that limit a person's ability to move, referencing BDSM practices. The choice of leather colour also draws a parallel to the viewer's own skin, as its hue mirrors the artist's own skin tone.

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Exhibitions

An array of disruptions and codependencies, Brooke Benington, London (2023)
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