SomeBody, the Heart

 

   The most emotive of organs, the heart is a symbol we use every day and yet in reality it bears little resemblance to the 'like' heart we know so well. Unlike my studio practise I often revert to metaphor with the medical work and here I decided that a Chinese thread purse would do the trick. Originating in southern China the multi folded paper purses have compartments within compartments and are used to store precious and small items: threads, photos and mementos. 

    There are silk chambers to this heart, with taffeta and organza origami fortune tellers...

.....chain loops form delicate structures and the valves open and close like old camera lenses.

  The last chamber has interwoven ribbon loops in two shades of red (bright and dark ) which pass through a central folded structure .

next: lungs