Mindcaging
Transformations
Start 2016 - Mindcaging
In Mindcaging, a suspended figure appears trapped within its own construction of thoughts. The intense colors are based on thermal imagery — blue for cold, red for energy and consumption.
The body reaches forward, as if attempting to break free. Even the pedestal seems eager to move, yet it is held back by a wide horizontal plate that blocks any progress.
Interpretation remains open. A person can become entangled in their own thinking or too attached to something, making every effort seem futile. From a Buddhist perspective, liberation lies in letting go — in breaking through the mental cage.
Yet the reverse may also be true: by holding firmly to a focus, one might find the strength to move forward. Mindcaging thus balances between constraint and liberation — between thought as an obstacle and thought as the driving force of motion.
2025 - Connected Construction System
In 2025, the wooden pedestal of Mindcaging was replaced with a grey base fitted with aluminum connection points.
These connection points make it possible to link the work to the modular construction system originally developed for the project Choose and Change (2003–2018).
In the photographs, a temporary configuration can be seen in which two forms from Choose and Change are connected to Mindcaging. The concept remains the same as in the 2016 version. A red shape with suspended brains acts like a weight around the leg — a visual burden that hinders forward movement — while the small wheels emphasize the desire to move ahead. The result is a tension between stillness and progress, between thought and action.