Gap
40 x 90 x 40 (cm)
Acrylic board, UV resin, rope, teddy bear, wire, buttons,
etc.
09–24–1953
Height Difference is not the only gap between kids
and adults. Gap tells a child’s view of the world which observes the world as a fairy tale. This artwork is inspired by the musical number Dead Mum from Beetlejuice. Daughter Lydia sings she won’t move on from dead mum and make dad same, who is forcing Lydia to move on. Mushrooms under mobile is my version of fairy ring, indicates fairy was here. The fairy refers to the dead mum. Hanged teddy bears are the villain, the dad. He seems like a creepy villain front, in contrast, their fairy wing shows he was the same fairy with mum. Villain versions of bears are inspired by many films, animation and plays. Portal from animation Coraline is showed as mouth of teddy bear with sharp teeth. This mobile allows children to see only the front view, but people higher, relatively adults, can turn the mobile and watch the backside, which has fairy wings.