Transform

Hanging sculpture, used teabags, starch, fishing line, metal rod, dimensions variable (approx. 10m x 2m)

This sculptural piece, created for the Diamant exhibition, draws inspiration from J. Kardaetz’s novella of the same name. The work features a striking transformation, where individual used teabags, typically discarded after their function is served, are carefully stuck together to then transform into a delicate, hand-spun string. The material is suspended by fishing line and held by metal rod, creating a dynamic interplay between fragility and form.

The conceptual backbone of the sculpture echoes the novel’s themes of impermanence and identity, particularly the idea that the protagonist, at the story’s conclusion, becomes little more than a faint trace—a pencil line drawn within the narrative. The piece visually mirrors this dissolution of the self, as the teabags, once separate, become one continuous thread, evoking a sense of transformation and fleeting existence.

Spanning approximately 10 meters in length and 2 meters in width and suspended some 10m high up at the exhibition space, Transform occupies space in a way that invites the viewer to contemplate the passage of time, the fragility of memory, and the delicate connections that bind us to our past.