Hug Me Tight

2021
Size: 70’’ x 27’’ x 30’’
Medium: vinyl, recyclable polystyrene beans, wax thread.

Since the pandemic, the use of QR codes and contactless services has been increasing. However, while we move towards a contactless generation, we also adapt our lives to contactless relationships, and this is the conversation “Hug Me Tight” initiates with viewers. Each QR code section takes them to a reflective mode, in which the artist invites them to think about self-love and self-care, honest feelings that are not often talked about, longing for something and coping with that, and the artist finishes encouraging the viewers to give a self-hug.