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'Brother, I can’t breathe' (2023)
Rubber, Plaster and paper
37 x 14 x 16 cm
For this piece, Jasper recollects an incident that occurred when he was six years old. Jasper and his older brother were involved in a jeepney accident on their way to school. The crash flung the passengers forward toward the front where they were sitting. Jasper recalls, "I felt pain in my stomach and limbs from the heavy impact leaving me breathless and in shock". At the time he did not understand what was happening to his body, "I felt scared of the unfamiliar pain and was in shock". He tried to say ‘I cannot breathe’ to his brother but his words would not come out. His brother, sensing his fear, helped him regain his breath by pressing his hand against my chest. This early experience with fear and vulnerability profoundly impacted my understanding of the human body and its fragility.