CV
Gallery
Work
Commission
Couture
MOTHER
2021-2022, mixed-media installation
dimensions variable
The work uses 100 percent stainless steel. Xiao employs archival couture techniques to fabrique by hand, sculpted from one single piece of extremely fine graded stainless steel material. Through deliberate hand treatments such as notching, draping, slashing, pleating, molding and tucking, Xiao pursued the architecetual construction according to the material’s natural fluid properties. Technique-wise, it explores the high art of couture making and applies it as an artistic instrument beyond functional expertise.