4'5" x 12" x 6"
Found Branch, Cedar, Acrylic, Publication, Performance
May 2019, May 2021
Full Publication can be found through Issuu link below:
https://issuu.com/mabuyuan/docs/toothpickbook
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Vitrine focuses on the history embued within an object. The vitrine itself has been made specifically for the toothpick that has been carved by hand from a found branch.
This ritual of the repetitive motion of whittling away the branch embeds a history within the object on display and it becomes an artifact that tells its story.
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