Carcus ft. GAB, the sculptural iteration of GAB, expands the notion of Pretty Bag by adding observation of craft and industry associated with large scale consumption. Craft is often distinguished as a means of controlled skill and the ability to have a reproducible outcome. Traditional crafts morphed to industrialized processes that ensure “quality”, solve problems, and create de-valued products. Crochet, as a non-machinable practice, emphasizes the direct tactile labor that goes into forming these suits, furthering the plastic away from an industrial product, and into the realm of the bespoke. As a “Carcass”, GAB hangs with its maw open, reiterating the violence, fear, and possibility of the material. 

It is the second in a series of similar suites studying non-conventional materials through fiber craft.