The piece ”Zerbrechlich wie Glas” researches visually the relation between space and objects. Making use of plastic, cardboard, paper and fabric, sewed and assembled, the piece comes together in space as a sculpture, a collage. 

Transformation is a  key part to the work, it will be an ongoing and changing object, the process is therefore what matters. And so in definitive, ”Zerbrechlich wie Glas” is a process in itself. Sewing and materials such as fabric/cloth have become a constant in Alicia's work as well as reusing things that seem to be obsolete and have been disposed of. The sewed materials are pieces of packaging, which were a consequence of acquiring a product and never the product itself. This shows the amount of extra resources we invest just as collateral damage. What those abandoned plastics and boxes were used before is not relevant anymore, we successfully remove their initial meaning.

”Zerbrechlich wie Glas” is a visual essay in which the artist explores composition in an abstract, expressive and repetitive attempt to find melody in the shapes, the use of materials that do not have a given meaning but are impersonal and of raw nature,  help in the search to re-imagine the traditional relation to boundaries and engagement, but also between public and private space. In a way, it reminds us of the decay and collateral waste the humans generate. Making it a piece that evolves with time, adding new layers of local material / stories /experiences allows the audience to relate to the installation. 

It is a constantly evolving and growing artifact, whose starting point is Colombo. The exhibition space ”Cube out of the Box” has been also recycled and given a new use, the mobile and multi-functional nature of the cube will allow it to move the exhibition space to diverse locations during CAB 2016. For the Cube this is also a starting point, as it is the first time it will be used for its new purpose.