Disavowal 2005–2006

Disavowal — Celia de Villiers
Disavowal — Polyurethane, velvet, suede, fake fur & latex · 500 × 100 × 150 mm

Exhibited in LiveWire (2006)

Tactile, sensual shapes that stir the desire to stroke them — and an aversive attraction.Celia de Villiers

Tactile qualities and sensual shapes stimulate the desire to stroke, while an aversive attraction is lent by the animalistic, hybrid, ‘slimy’ forms. Dissociative behaviour — fetishism, doubling or disavowal — is a defence mechanism: the split-off persona or created object functions as a shield against negative energy. (From LiveWire, 2006.)

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