Agony.Aluminium Wire-Mesh.93cm x196cm x100cm
This work was exhibited in "Out of The Mould:The Age of Reason" in Petronas Gallery ,Kuala Lumpur in December 2007 and in Malmo Museum,Sweden in March 2008Artist statement:
Issues that highlight crime scenes ,war and natural disasters are more dominant nowadays,leaving us in a very fragile state and uncertain about our life and environment.The more technology is developed,the more warfare arises.This work represents a situation of how fragile life is for the victim of war and how fortunate we are to be living in a peaceful country,where we can sleep comfortably while listening and watching the news of people in the middle east becoming war victims and living in desperation.
This work is a reflection of the fragility of life and the uneasiness of our bedtime,hoping to trigger awareness to stop war in our own way and be alert and thankful for the peaceful life that God has given us in this country.
The bed form is made of wire mesh to portray fragility and desperation.Inscribed on the wire are form, patterns and motifs of missiles and bullets ,but been decorated nicely to appear as a common bed setting.
This work is a reflection of the fragility of life and the uneasiness of our bedtime,hoping to trigger awareness to stop war in our own way and be alert and thankful for the peaceful life that God has given us in this country.
The bed form is made of wire mesh to portray fragility and desperation.Inscribed on the wire are form, patterns and motifs of missiles and bullets ,but been decorated nicely to appear as a common bed setting.
Shireen Naziree ( the curator) wrotes in the catalogue:
"The simplest of visual expressionism is often the most complex.Sharmiza Abu Hassan is a sculptor for whom everyday objects and events have become symbols of her expressive narrative.Agony ,as the title to her body of work, is loaded in its meaning as the work operates on many levels of understanding and interpretation.The unconventional use of wire-mesh ,typically associated with fencing or containment,also appears as another possibility of reference.The use of the word Agony is a conscious statement by the artist or may also be reinterpreted within another framework in reference to the destruction of the social environment as a result of the ongoing war in Iraq and the ongoing conflicts in the middle-East that have resulted in the breakdown of societies and the displacement of innocent citizens. The work also engages on the language of form and the way we experience a particular physical space in relation to the mental associations related to the object.This two fold dynamic of the work raises the question" What do you think about when you go to bed?"
"The simplest of visual expressionism is often the most complex.Sharmiza Abu Hassan is a sculptor for whom everyday objects and events have become symbols of her expressive narrative.Agony ,as the title to her body of work, is loaded in its meaning as the work operates on many levels of understanding and interpretation.The unconventional use of wire-mesh ,typically associated with fencing or containment,also appears as another possibility of reference.The use of the word Agony is a conscious statement by the artist or may also be reinterpreted within another framework in reference to the destruction of the social environment as a result of the ongoing war in Iraq and the ongoing conflicts in the middle-East that have resulted in the breakdown of societies and the displacement of innocent citizens. The work also engages on the language of form and the way we experience a particular physical space in relation to the mental associations related to the object.This two fold dynamic of the work raises the question" What do you think about when you go to bed?"
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