TIFFANY PECH

My work consists of found object sculptures that subvert the rigidity associated with building materials by presenting them within a domestic context. Recontextualizing construction materials such as bricks, mortar, and wood alongside personal found objects examines traditions of femininity, gender roles and domestic discontent. These spontaneous, unstable, impermanent, and soft iterations of building materials and household objects challenge the stability and practicality associated with the materials. These assemblages offer a lightness to the tumult of homemaking by subverting the weight and labor inherent of domestic narratives. The tactility of rough and flaccid objects serves as a reclamation of labor and process-based work. My practice incorporates leftovers and detritus. Carving creates dust and rubble. Rubble becomes components for new assemblages. A majority of the found objects are sourced from my home and emphasize the innate personalities of the objects that create the new sculptures.

Lady of the House and Rock Composition 01 bricks, step ladder, waste basket, found objects and embroidered digital photograph 57”x 22”x 20” and 36”x 45”, 2022 (sculpture), 2020 (photograph)

Tiptoeing Around Self Alignment bricks, mortar, wood, foam, fabric, and found objects, 2”x 5.5”x 4” (free standing piece) and 59”x 31”x 5.5” (mirror piece), 2022

Hang Ups and Misgivings, bricks, nylons, shoe, fabric and found objects, variable size, 2022