Incent Vessel by Edie XuDimensions: W 90 x D 24 x H 12 cm.Materials: Terracotta, Metal. Incense is placed inside vessel, smoke is vaporized from the top tube and sculpted by the form of the vessel.Edie Xu, b. in New York and graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2023. Her work spans between multiple mediums, including sculptural installations, ceramics, clothing, and more. Her work explores one’s existence in space and time, as well as the ‘self’ and ‘non-self.’ How does one’s perception and consciousness of their body change along with their space and the subconscious awareness of looking at or being looked at by the work? The sculpture is like the human body, knitted fabric like membranes, and clay like flesh. Edie’s work transcends the concept of perfection, beyond the gaze and beauty, but rawness and nakedness. The emphasis on trueness, unfiltered docile bodies, nature, and the reality of time. The delicacy and fragility of the medium build up the tension within Edie’s works. Questioning aesthetic standards by exploring geometric distortions of the body, minds between media and symbols, and expressions of the unruly and unrestricted body in society.