i-D talks to the artist and model about her new collection of sculptures on display now at the Helwaser Gallery in New York City.
Right: Christina Kruse Head 6, 2017 Wood, acrylic paint, lacquer, wax, and varnish 19 x 10 x 12.5 inches
Two years ago, she began her latest body work, a group of wood, bronze, and brass sculptures that are now on display at theBase and Balancei-D called up Kruse to find out more about her latest exhibit, her artistic journey, and how her modeling influenced her art. When I was 16, I left [Germany] to go to America for school. I ended up just outside of Phoenix, Arizona. It was really an odd place to end up. A model scout in a large shopping mall asked me to consider modeling, which I couldn’t because my schooling took priority. However, I was invited to come to New York City that year to meet a model agent. I flew there with my guardian which was kind of fantastic, but it was also a very short trip, and I didn’t think I was going to do this any further.
I decided to build my first set of simple wooden heads that would be covered in burlap and stitched with all of the memories onto their heads, all color-coded. I had this little collection of heads and their memories, which to everybody else meant nothing but to me was so precious. Nobody ever saw them either. In that sense, I started building objects about 20 years ago, but honestly, I wasn’t really aware of it until really the last three or four months since I’ve been asked [about it].
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