Runaway hangers, 2023

Wooden hangers, wheels, brushes and wooden colour pencils

Dimensions Variable

Runaway Hangers is an interactive installation consisting of two pieces of sculpture made out of deconstructed hangers, wheels, brushes and colour pencils.

Inspired by the classic nursery rhyme “Hey Diddle Diddle,” it portrays mundane objects yearning to escape household chores. This piece pays homage to everyday tools, transforming them into unconventional drawing tools and evoking nostalgia of childhood memories in relation to drawing.

This work attempts to rediscover the functions of repurposed objects as drawing tools, reminisce the act of drawing as a significant childhood memory and creative adventure, celebrate “play” as an essential aspect of art making, meanwhile, discover enchantment and beauty within the familiar forms of the banal.