Embodiment of Fatigue

Wire, modroc, plaster, latex, modelling clay, dye, oil paint Approx 175cm tall 2024 An expressive sculpture that stems from the artists' experience living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (a condition that causes excessive tiredness and pain, among other symptoms). While intiially focussing on fatigue and phsyical fragility, the work eventually transformed into a comment on human fragility as a whole - physical, mental and emotional. Disabled or not, we are all fragile. Chauhan hopes that this work encourages viewers to examine their own fragilities as well as connect with those who struggle. The sculpture serves to bring visibility to disability and he hopes those who struggle feel seen and less alone through this work.