Koa Hencke
Art - BFA
Untitled (Grasp), 2020, plaster, graphite, acrylic, concrete, polypropylene, 6 x 5 x 20 inches
I make work that activates tensions between materials, shapes, soft and solid volumes. These tensions can be grotesque as they take shape and occupy the space of abstracted bodily forms. I am particularly drawn to organic shapes in the way that they bend, curve, curl and encapsulate the body with unpredictability or discomfort. My work aims to reflect the unconscious interior of the human form through the physical language of body impressions, tracing how these imprints react to differing combinations of malleable and rigid materials.