About

The Decorator Crab project is inspired by a marine creature that camouflages itself by attaching objects from its surroundings. In its unadorned state, it would likely pass unnoticed—an invisibility that mirrors the artist's interest in the impulse sparked by an unexpected encounter.

To preserve such moments, the project deliberately withholds information. Works may be placed in public or private spaces without revealing their title, size, medium, or location. Partial traces—photographs, printed matter, videos, sculptures—circulate, but the content remains fragmentary. The subject of the photographs is rarely the work itself, but rather its “witnesses”: people, objects, or landscapes suggesting its presence.

Each iteration differs in form and context, making Decorator Crab difficult to detect. The number of viewers may be none, or only a few. Yet for those who happen upon it, the surrounding landscape can suddenly shift into something subtly uncanny.

Since 2007, the project has unfolded in diverse sites worldwide, exploring perception, absence, and the limits of documentation. By scattering elusive presences and controlling what is revealed, it invites rare, unrepeatable encounters where the viewer's awareness becomes the true site of the work.

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