THESE CANDLES ARE MONUMENTS FOR THE MOMENTS IN LIFE THAT DON'T NORMALLY GET RECOGNITION. THE EXPERIENCES YOUR FRIENDS RANT ABOUT IN YOUR VOICE NOTES.
A CANDLE ISN'T A MAGIC FIX. THE LAST THING ANYONE WANTS WHEN YOU'RE GOING THROUGH IT IS ADVICE OR FIXING. WHAT YOU ACTUALLY WANT IS WHAT'S IN YOUR VOICE NOTES. TO KNOW THAT YOUR FRIENDS NOTICE, THEY GET IT, AND THEY'RE THERE TO RAGE WITH YOU.
EACH FORM IS BUILT FOR A VERY SPECIFIC EMOTION. THE CHRONIC FATIGUE OF WORK, THE DEPRIVATION OF ALWAYS BEING RELIABLE, AND THE CONFIDENCE DESTRUCTION OF THE DATING APPS IS WHERE WE’VE STARTED, BUT THERE ARE MANY MORE TO COME.
MOST SCULPTURE IS INTENDED TO LAST FOREVER. THESE OBJECTS ARE DELIBERATELY DESIGNED TO DISAPPEAR. THE POINT IS THE ACT OF BURNING IT ALL DOWN.
THESE CANDLES ARE OUR SCULPTURAL EXPERIMENTS CAST IN WAX. EACH ONE IS MADE BY HAND IN SMALL BATCHES IN OUR NEW ZEALAND STUDIO.
IT'S CATHARSIS. IT'S ABOUT MARKING THE SHIT THAT HAPPENS, AND SOMETIMES BURNING IT ALL DOWN. SEND ONE TO A FRIEND WHEN YOU NEED HER TO KNOW YOU'VE GOT HER BACK.
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