Anne Mondro

STATEMENT

My creative work explores the physical and emotional complexity of the human body.  

Intrigued by the ways the human body is experienced and valued in society, I create sculptures and images that investigate and portray various aspects of humanity.

The images, Tailor and Adapt , focus on how one attempts to repair, alter, and transform their body.   In the images, crocheted steel wire structures become extensions of ambiguous anatomical forms.   Suggesting the ability of the body to grow with and incorporate the artificial structures, the images intimate the body’s capability for adapting and healing.

Intertwining scientific and religious concepts, the sculptural work titled Rumination and Faith depict the collision of these worlds.   During times of physical and emotional pain, individuals often seek various forms of healing from surgical procedures to spiritual journeys.   In these works, representations of the mind fabricated from felt and wax are displayed in portable cases.     Ambiguous in terms of purpose and time, the pieces allow the viewer to decide whether these represent scientific models or religious artifacts.

The Vulnerable Series , a series of large format digital prints, focuses on the complexity of human relationships.   To create the images, abstract human figures are posed in various gestures to convey emotions, intimacy, and vulnerability, and then photographed.   The human figures are life-size flexible sculptures hand-crocheted out of steel wire.   Crocheting (the process of using a hooked needle to pull loops from a continuous thread and working with one stitch at a time) enables the figures to interlace each other physically and metaphorically to express these aspects of humanity.   The color and texture of the steel wire adds to the work by portraying the figures as ethereal silhouettes, evoking associations with mortality and spirituality.

Anne Mondro
2104 Pauline Blvd. #306, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
734.332.0636
ammondro@umich.edu