Tender Grapple

2022
Sculptureperfomance
3 months
LIMBO, Lisbon
Curated by Taffimai

In the art installation Tender Grapple a selection of sculptures from earlier works by Sijben could be observed through a shop window, but the audience also got to see them with their hands. During shopping hours, you could enter the plant store, stick your hands through two holes in the backside of the window installation and feel for yourself. The holes didn’t allow you to see the sculptures while you touch them, forcing you to focus solely on the tactility. For the audience standing outside your hands became performers, and your exploration a choreography. 

The installation was on show from 25 November 2022 until 25 February 2023 at Limbo plants- and ceramics store in Lisbon, curated by Taffimai.

In the art installation Tender Grapple a selection of sculptures from earlier works by Sijben could be observed through a shop window, but the audience also got to see them with their hands. During shopping hours, you could enter the plant store, stick your hands through two holes in the backside of the window installation and feel for yourself. The holes didn’t allow you to see the sculptures while you touch them, forcing you to focus solely on the tactility. For the audience standing outside your hands became performers, and your exploration a choreography. 

The installation was on show from 25 November 2022 until 25 February 2023 at Limbo plants- and ceramics store in Lisbon, curated by Taffimai.