James Chesnut for Andrew Holder of LADG
https://theladg.com/48-Characters
48 Characters is research and experimentation in the form-making of families. Using plaster castings in latex balloons and a variety of tools and jigs for slinging, 48 Characters is born. Character form can be registered as families yet no single character is alike. And yet in order to create a family the process of slinging, poking, and prodding strived for consistency. In the end 48 Characters aspires to render a language of form that produces space while registering as plump, bulbous, fatty, or pokey. The characters act out in space and on top of other characters: dancing, pushing, snuggling, and caressing. The form and space becomes mixed with emotion in its subjective gallery format.