The work is a small-scale sculpture made from a thin sheet of polymer clay, replicating the unfolded template of a paper house. Its surface shows fold lines, glue tabs, and outlines of a window and door. This form evokes the idea of a blueprint or a model - a promise of the possibility to assemble and construct a personal space.

At the core of the work lies the tension between the familiar, almost childlike shape and the physical properties of the material. Polymer clay resists deformation without breaking; any attempt to give it volume results in fracture. The sculpture thus becomes a record of the unrealized - an exposed, fragile diagram that cannot be reassembled. This gesture highlights the fragility and irreversibility of memory, the impossibility of returning to an “original” state.

The A4 format references the document - a portable carrier of information, something that can be taken along as testimony, memory, or plan. This gesture expresses a desire to preserve the experience tied to the idea of home as a place of belonging and comfort. Yet the material undermines this possibility, offering loss in place of reconstruction.

When laid flat, the object’s form resembles a cross. This is not a literal religious symbol but rather a structural intersection of meanings. The cross functions here as a compositional device, emphasizing stasis, irresolution, and the universal experience of loss.

This project continues my exploration of memory and its material carriers. For me, it is a way to speak about the state between intention and realization, about a personal connection to the image of home and the impossibility of restoring it as it once was.

Sculptural object / Polymer clay 
The project also includes a video artwork documenting the breaking of the object (looped video) and a short frame-by-frame animation.
 

2025