Woolly and Woolly’s friend

“Woolly and Woolly’s friend” is a mixed media installation that explores themes of childhood, nostalgia, and how we interpret our memories of the past depending on the person we are now.

The work explores these themes through a combination of film and textile iterations of the artist’s childhood plushie. The whole display is sheltered beneath a makeshift blanket fort, inviting viewers to step back into a distant childhood memory.

The plushies themselves are made of materials the artist has collected through the years, including leftover fabric from previous projects, buttons, fluff and fabric scraps then sewn together with white embroidery thread.

The accompanying films that play on loop in the display, both intend to explore these themes of memory further through a different approach. The main film unfolds through a story of a plushie being found before becoming lost again, reimagining ephemeral memories of childhood joy through video. The other film instead focuses on the making process of the plushie.

Drawing on references from childhood shows, this piece encourages viewers to linger for a moment and think, what do you remember? What have you forgotten? And what adventures have you left behind as you’ve moved on?