OH, YOU POOR LITTLE THING.
exhibition view, U-Bahn Station Odeonsplatz, Munich
Group show "The Foreign Bodies", in the framework of SCHMUCK 2023
OH, YOU POOR LITTLE THING.
Porcelain
Varied sizes
2023
Made from blue porcelain, partly scattered with white chamotte, the shapes are combined from various designs of pacifiers (shield and handle) and butt plugs (head). The texts on the surface are imprinted with alphabet pasta:
I HEAR YOU, BUT
FOR YOUR OWN GOOD
I ACTUALLY LIKE THAT IDEA
YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT
YOU SEEM TO BE A VERY SMART GIRL
YOU HAVE NEVER GOTTEN THAT RIGHT
I recently became interested in the use of “Baby Talk” among non-infants. Cutified, even infantilized expressions are shared in the talks between parents and kids, in the role play of lovers and government's strategic communication techniques. For this series, the quotes are selected from the most common patronizing types of speaking used in workplaces.
Caution: Gaze with caring eyes, or use at your own risk. Either way, pleasure is guaranteed.