Noa Noa Von Bassewitz
Conch Woman, 2025
retired parachute fabric, dye, fan
5.5 m x 2.5 m x 1.4 m
Conch Woman is the ocean incarnate, both soothing and terrifying, soft, and expansive in her elemental power. Draped in repurposed parachute nylon, she moves with a gentle flow or the...
Conch Woman is the ocean incarnate, both soothing and terrifying, soft, and expansive in her elemental power. Draped in repurposed parachute nylon, she moves with a gentle flow or the roar of reckoning winds - her power aligning with the rhythms of a natural order. Overturning the archetypal tale of human conquest over nature, Von Bassewitz suggests a more symbiotic relationship, where power is invoked in collaboration rather than domination.