On Material Instability and Non-Ownership
A drop of sweat crystallises before it disappears. A tear dries, leaving behind a fragile mineral trace. Latex darkens, stiffens and eventually cracks. Materials are never fixed; they move, react and transform. Yet the objects fashioned from them are expected to do precisely the opposite: to endure, remain recognisable and preserve stable meaning across time.
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