by AmiRali Bashiri
TeddyWear is a human-size teddy bear made from WORN underwear.
The artist re-configures a pre-adulthood comfort object into an adult/bodily presence.
BEAR carrying deliberate queer weight.
UNDERWEAR charged with intimacy and desire becomes material and structure;
In-Visible, made In-VIisible.
Kinky, Unapologetically Queer, TeddyWear confronts self-censorship and shame. vulnerable and disturbing in its familiarity. Desire no more hidden, but confronted emotionally, physically, politically.