ESSSENSSSE is a whimsical installation by contemporary artist HOSSEI that draws inspiration from the sand dollar, the sea creature once believed to be the currency of mermaids.
The exhibition is open now and can be seen until 1 February.
The blue walls and blue carpet of the gallery space in Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM) in Coffs Harbour provide the aquatic backdrop for this immersive and multi-sensory experience.
The final part of a trilogy mapping body, mind and soul, ESSSENSSSE is an emotive, psycho-sensory display of craft, design and performance.
Featuring costumes of sea creatures and marine life, it is staged as if for a theatrical performance.
Working at a visceral level for the audience, the exhibition has proven to be a cathartic process for the artist.
HOSSEI told News Of The Area, “I work with an amazing person called Tanya Mijan. She helps me build and construct the costumes.
“I design [and] sketch them all out then we come together to bring them to life.
“She does all the sewing but I am there every stitch of the way”.
HOSSEI is an Honours graduate of the Sydney College of the Arts.
He decided to focus on art practice and community, instead of pursuing further study.
By KIM SATCHELL
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