A pile of black and silver microphones with attached cords on the floor next to a wooden podium displaying an electronic sign that reads 'What a funny thing' in red letters.

What a Funny Thing Having a Body

Hard-Drive sculpture, 500 flash drives of 128mb each, LED sign 0.8 x 0.2 x 0.7 metern, 2023

This work consists of a stack of 500 flash drives functioning as a sculpture in the gallery. Visitors are invited to take a unit home and continue (or start) viewing the work on their computers: a maze of 300 folders containing images, GIFs, videos, links, and text files.

Each unit holds 128 MB of memory, small storage with vast potential. Beside the sculpture, I placed an LED sign inviting viewers to take a unit. I attached beads with the phrases  “TAKE ME” or “I’M YOURS” to each drive. I was intrigued by creating a work that continues outside the gallery and disperses its body among viewers, functioning as a benevolent virus.

I wanted to create a poetic wandering through the corridors of my computer and my thoughts.

Pile of keychains with black and metallic colors, attached to white and black beaded lanyards, on a table.
Two women crouching on a tiled floor, happily sorting through a pile of assorted keys and keychains.
A person with tattoos on their legs and sandals is picking up a large pile of keys and keychains on the floor near a wooden counter with a red electronic sign with text in another language.
Close-up of a person's hands holding a beaded bracelet with white beads spelling out "M-Y O-U-R-S." The person has a gold ring and a multicolored beaded bracelet on their wrist, and is wearing a patterned shirt.
A pile of silver keys on the floor next to a wooden podium with a red electronic sign, in a room with beige carpet and people standing nearby.
Group of women sorting and organizing black USB drives with white beads scattered on the floor.
This is a screenshot of some of the folders the viewer encounters on the computer when connecting the hard drive.
Computer screen displaying multiple PDF files titled 'Certification' numbered from 1 to 200.
A pile of black keychains with white beads spelling out 'TAKE OUR' on the floor next to a dark wall and a digital sign.
A wooden table with various white bead necklaces, some with black letters spelling 'TAKE ME' and others with black letters spelling 'REM'. There are colorful beads spelling 'TAYLOR' and other trays with alphabet beads, sewing spools, and partially as