I create miniature sculptures based on objects I encounter in life, filtered through the painstaking process of the handmade. My​ current project​ ​is​ ​a​ ​catalogue​ ​of​ ​miniature​ ​tableaus​ ​based​ ​on​ ​the​ ​objects from​ ​people’s​ ​bedside​ ​tables.​ ​I​ ​have​ ​long been​ ​interested​ ​in​ ​how​ ​people’s​ ​collections​ ​create​ ​snapshot​ ​biographies,​ ​and​ ​I​ ​became fascinated​ ​by​ ​the​ ​wide​ ​array​ ​of​ ​objects​ ​kept​ ​on​ ​bedside​ ​tables,​ ​where​ ​tissues​ ​and​ ​receipts​ ​from the​ ​day​ ​are​ ​jumbled​ ​alongside​ ​souvenirs,​ ​cherished​ ​mementos,​ ​lotion,​ ​and​ ​so​ ​on. These​ ​bedside​ ​collections​ ​speak​ ​to​ ​universal​ ​themes,​ ​from​ ​memory and​ ​self​ ​care​ ​to​ ​sex​ ​and​ ​dreams, and ​create​ ​complicated​ ​individual​ ​portraits​ ​of​ ​their owners.

http://rachelgrobstein.com