(Car Parts, Silicone Pump, Rubber Cord, Artifical Hair, Steel Tube Frames, Metal Hosing, Sheepskin, Marine Beads, Deer Antler, Aquarium Hose, Floatation Buoy, Silicone Tubing, Peristatlic Pump, Black Ink, Water)

Oil + Axel sculptures were commissioned by Soft Centre for their Melbourne festival, SUPERMODEL.

Oil and Axel pulse between machine and creature, seeking wisdom from non-humans by emulating their ways of being—ways beyond human understanding. As they mimic these forms, a strange uncanniness takes shape: blood courses through silicone veins, hoofed limbs find their grip, thermoplastic bulges sprout hair. In this fetus-like state, Oil and Axel nurture themselves, evolving and expanding through their downloaded embodiment.