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Hugs Are Weird, These Sculptures Explain Why

Artist Rosalie Yu's 'Embrace' project seeks to "reveal the seemingly interminable feeling of vulnerability brought on by an embrace."
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I'll be the first to admit: I am not convinced by the "Hugs Not Drugs" mantra. Two reasons: I'm suspicious of anything that rhymes, and getting cozy with strangers is exactly the kind of thing that makes you turn to substances. For collaborative self-portrait maker Rosalie Yu, at least one of those anxieties came into play when creating Embrace, a series of sculptures designed to "reveal the seemingly interminable feeling of vulnerability brought on by an embrace." In Embrace in Progress, Yu reveals the complex digital processes behind her 3D-printed works, which include 3D scanning, slit-scan techniques, and depth sensors, in order to come to fruition. Writes Yu, "These 3D-printed pieces recreate the act of embracing and are represented in a static form by the flow of movement twisted because of time. The final pieces reference classical sculptural composition while exploring new ways of approaching representation of motion and time."

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Watch Embrace in Progress below, and visit Rosalie Yu's website to stay abreast of the Embrace project.

Embrace in Progress from Rosalie Yu on Vimeo.

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