2021
2024

Lamp Corset

Selma Danesi-Vold

Selma Danesi-Vold

Parsons The New School for Design

Parsons The New School for Design

Parsons The New School for Design

Parsons The New School for Design

2021
2024

Lamp Corset

Selma Danesi-Vold

Parsons The New School for Design

Parsons The New School for Design

Parsons The New School for Design

Parsons The New School for Design

2021
2024

Lamp Corset

Selma Danesi-Vold

Parsons The New School for Design

Parsons The New School for Design

Parsons The New School for Design

Parsons The New School for Design

For the "Proximal light" theme, I decided to push this thematic to its full extent through the creation of a lamp corset. Both lamp and corset, this object is worn as a second layer of skin. Lamp corset is a container for energy, that of the body and electronic light. It is the ultimate proximal light, as the metal structure constricts its user. However, its proximity can also be interpreted as armor to shield from the external world. The corset thus serves as both female armor and a metal prison for the organs. Made from 100% stainless steel and hand welded, Lamp corset explores the possession of both luminary products and the female body. With its dual meaning regarding protection and entrapment, this object raises societal questions regarding gender and violence. The object explores proximity can sometimes be synonymous with external control.

Lamp Corset