Heirlooms

With Heirlooms, Hirneisen presents sculptural works inspired by historical hope chests or trousseaus, typically a collection of household items meant to set the eldest daughter up for married life. Rather than an offering for domestic life, she gifts treasure and wisdom to her offspring. Reimagining the tools needed to survive and thrive in the present, she upends expectations of society, hoping to reframe domestic bliss. 

Image Titles (left to right): Heavy Lifting, White Collar, Justice & the American Way, Situation Normal All Fucked Up, Miss Scarlet, In the Kitchen, House/ Work, Many Hands Make Light work, Hand in Hand, Hunter/ Gatherer

Materials: Cast Plaster, Cast Urethane Rubber, Cast Concrete, Hair, Cold Cast Pewter, Found Objects, Textiles