Cornelia Parker: 'Transitional Object II'

I find this piece very beautiful, different images are thrown up, from encampments to childhood dens and I like this ambiguity. I like that they are hanging and therefore present a juxtaposition between shelter and trap. You are unsure of whether you are being invited into the space for protection and escape or forced in to be suffocated and enclosed. It is this dialogue that the piece throws up that intrigues me. What draws me to this piece especially is the use of netting. I am always drawn to translucent materials that both block and let in light, creating interesting shadows that almost replicate and continue the material itself. The use of net in this shelter shape interests me as it does not shut out the outside, you can see in, poke through it. Again a contrast is created, this time between exposure and enclosure. I would like to experiment with spaces that invoke a similar ambivalence, causing an audience to question their senses and why they associate with the piece in the way they do. I want to create this dialogue between opposites, creating something which explores those in-between states.