The Dutch artist Sabi van Hemert has created a series of slightly eerie baby-shaped sculptures beautifully enveloped in balls, tooth picks and black leather.
Sabi van Hemerts says of her working process:
'I create an image from synthetic material or clay, letting myself be led by thoughts, associations and emotions. What do I see in the shape, what sort of feeling do I get, what does it remind me of, what am I saying with this? And, is this what I want to make? Once the image is finished, I cover it either partially or entirely with a “skin” of a different material. The choice of skin depends on the image. In contrast to the spontaneity at the beginning of the work process, when I make the skin I work in a very structured manner. For weeks, with great patience and discipline, I cut, paste or prick, following self-imposed rules such as, 'all forms in the same rhythm' or 'all lines continue onward'. This precision, and the particular materials I choose, help to give my work its alienating yet sensual, tough yet vulnerable character.’
