Michele Kong
Sculptures
Swell, 2004
Styrofoam and hot glue; 16 in. H x 5 ft. 8 in. L x 5 ft. 6 in. W.
The impalpable form seems to hover just above the floor where an interplay of shadows magnifies
the accretion of kinked lines. DC-based independent curator Sarah Tanguy
wrote, “the frenzied accumulation evokes a single drop of water rippling
outward, and captures the rapturous effects of light reflecting, bending
and refracting in a pond on a sunny day." (Critical
Nodes essay, October 2004)