Puppet

I used repurposed and recycled materials salvaged from old projects to make this puppet. It is a meditation on the word ‘manipulate.’ What does it mean to ‘manipulate’ something? What feelings does it inspire: indifference, caution, fear, delight? It depends. ‘Manipulate’ can assume a negative connotation in politics or advertising, but it takes on a more benign meaning in design or engineering to describe the ways humans tinker and modify.

Minky fur, Belgian linen, Posca paint markers, wooden dowels, nylon string, Poly-fil
12 x 4 in