Faculty of Art

Drawing and Painting

Cherie Leung

Where are you? (I'm not here)

felt strips, jute, and yarn, 16"(h) x 17" (w) x 17" (d)

“Sometimes I just want to shut out the world.I was sitting in class and imagining that I wasn't there - I was in a cave and my surroundings were disappearing. I wanted to capture this feeling. This wearable piece is made of felt strips and bound with jute. I used a basket-weaving technique to construct the sculpture and then embroidered the words in thick brown wool around it. When worn, the felt strips effectively muffles one's surroundings, creating a dark, warm, ad safe cave that mimics what I had felt.”