LOVE AND LOVED

2026 | 16” X 16” X 14” | MIXED MEDIA: PAPER MACHE CLAY, AIR DRY CLAY, STYROFOAM, FABRIC FLOWERS, PAPER MACHE, SILVER PLATTER, WOODEN STANDS

A PIECE EXPLORING LOVE LANGUAGES.

TWO HEARTS REFLECTING THE LOVE I GIVE AND THE LOVE I SEEK IN RECEIVING. ONE HEART REPRESENTS HOW I SHOW LOVE BEST THROUGH GIFT-GIVING. ITS COMPANION FEATURES LETTERS FROM MY BELOVED RELATIONSHIPS AND MEDIA THAT SHAPE MY PERCEPTION OF LOVE TO DEMONSTRATE THE LOVE LANGUAGE I MOST SEEK: WORDS OF AFFIRMATION.

CURATED TO SHOW REAL ANATOMICAL HEARTS, THE TACTILE USE OF CLAY EMPHASIZES LOVE AS REALISTIC AND IMPERFECT RATHER THAN IDEALISTIC. SERVED ON A SILVER PLATTER ACKNOWLEDGES HOW THE OTHER LOVE LANGUAGES ARE STILL PRESENT IN THE CONCEPT OF LOVE.

THE ACCOMPANYING AUDIO: AS SCIENCE HAS PROVEN THAT WHEN TWO HEARTS ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY RESULTS IN THE SYNCHRONIZING OF THEIR BEATS.