Invisible Weight

‘Invisible Weight’ is a mixed-material installation first conceived in 2018, created to give form to the often-unseen weight of internal struggle. At its core, the piece is simple: a thin cloth suspended from the ceiling, subtly shaped and pulled downward by small, uneven pockets of sand. Within this simplicity lies an uneasy tension. The fabric, both fragile and resilient, becomes a quiet metaphor for the human condition—soft, exposed, and vulnerable, yet enduring the pull of unseen forces.

It is not always the weight of a single burden that threatens to undo us, but the accumulation of many, visible and invisible, pressing down in uneven ways. The varied sand weights embody this idea, representing how each person carries their own collection of struggles: some heavy and relentless, others lighter but persistently present.

This iteration of the installation incorporates shifting light and shadow that responds to movement within the space. As viewers move, the lighting subtly shifts, casting changing patterns and altering the atmosphere. These fluctuations suggest instability and emotional unrest. The shadows echo the flicker of fire, reframing risk as something internal rather than external. The piece becomes not just a visual metaphor, but a space to inhabit and feel.

‘Invisible Weight’ offers no resolution or redemption. Instead, it creates space for recognition where the invisible becomes tangible, and the private becomes momentarily shared. To stand beneath the cloth is to feel its weight above you, to sense the fragile balance between collapse and resilience.

Ultimately, ‘Invisible Weight’ is less an object than a state made visible. It adapts to each space it inhabits, like the mind navigating unseen pressures. It asks viewers not to look away, but to step closer; to confront, to feel, and perhaps recognize themselves in its fragile balance.