Soft Armour

Cast silicone, steel eyelets, chainmail, cotton thread
10 x 6 x 22.5 cm

Regular price £1,100.00
About the Artwork

The silicone gauntlet emerges from an investigation into movement, labour, and bodily discipline, using chronophotography as a methodological and visual framework. Drawing connections between weaving, fitness routines, and digital self-performance, the work traces how repetitive gestures are shaped and regulated by systems of productivity and control.
Parallels between silicon chip etching and historical forms of armour production inform the gauntlet as both artefact and interface: an object that encodes movement data into material form not unlike an artefact. Through processes of silicone casting, sewing, and pattern-cutting, the work translates ephemeral motion into a densely constructed bodily extension.

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Details

Medium: Cast silicone, steel eyelets, chainmail, cotton thread

Year: 2026

Size: 10 x 6 x 22.5 cm

Ready to Hang:

Wipe down with water and detergent, and dust with baby powder occasionally to keep clean. Worn or self-standing.

Chantelle Chong

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Chantelle Chong is a Singaporean-born spatial designer and MA Architecture student at the Royal College of Art. Working
across silicone, latex, and steel, she produces installations, drawings, films, and objects that examine self-surveillance and the soft boundaries of the body through a cyberfeminist lens. Treating the posthuman body as both structure and interface, her practice explores how identity is constructed through material and spatial systems. Her sculpture 'Second Skin' has been exhibited at BASE Milano during Milan Design Week 2025 and at the Saatchi Gallery through ArtEvol 2025.

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