Whilst I’ve used wrapping with wool to draw symbols to define the various components and sensitivities of language, Anderson wraps copper wire around everyday, increasingly disposable objects so that they can be remembered. This reflects the shifting relevance of the physical world in a society that is increasingly becoming part of a digital one. The material of copper speaks to the computational world that it has enabled through its transference of energy and information. Anderson also relates it to the neural transmission of information across our own organism. The artist explains: The first works that I’ve done involved performances. Since the beginning I’ve experienced my body through movement and today the wire is for me an extension of it.

Memorised object – Alice Anderson (alice-anderson.org)