Viruses

These felt sculptures are inspired by microscopic photos of viruses. Niki was inspired to provoke the discourse about the dichotomous relationship between function and form. Their looks and what they do evoke the opposite scale of our emotions. On one hand they look cute, colourful and in this medium even cuddly. On the other hand they can cause a lot of discomfort, their impact could have long term effect on our health, and in certain instances their invasion could just kill us.
Good looking. Not good.

The pieces have been curated for:

Pattern, 2013 DCCoI exhibition, Dublin
West Coat Art Festival, 2014 Sligo
Common Ground 2014, Dublin
H is for Hope solo exhibition 2015, Dublin

Gallery

Unravel on Cow’s Lane. Five-year-olds, from left, Tanya Collier, from South Circular Road, Fia Stalley from Portmarnock and Molly Wilde from Raheny on Cow’s Lane, Dublin in advance of ‘Unravel’, a craft bombing event on Cow’s Lane the 25th and 26th of October, the first in a series of free family events in Temple Bar’s Old City entitled ‘New in The Old City’. For information go to www.templebar.ie. Photo Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland

Chicken Pox Virus

Sculptures exploring our emotional connection between form and function

Common Cold Virus

HP Virus

Avian Flu