Fairy-seamstress

Материалы: plaster.
Местонахождение: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York, the USA).

In this sculpture, the contradictions, ambiguities and contrasts inherent in the style of Louise Bourgeois are fully manifested. At first glance, the work seems incomprehensible and mysterious, its shape resembles either a punching bag, or a beehive, and the name is in no way associated with fairies or sewing. The author refers to a seamstress bird, which equips nests of a similar shape on trees. The sculpture inside is like a fairytale house; it has several floors and openings for entry and exit, in which you can put your hand; however, instead of the expected warmth and homeliness, the nest is cold and empty inside. Such a dissonance hints at Bourgeois childhood, which she spent in his father’s house, in which an atmosphere of alienation reigned.