Lingual Braces Mobile, paperweight, health insurance envelopes, stills from "The Little Mermaid"(1989), medical wire, braces, fish hooks & dental floss, 15x30x20, installation view Scherben Scherben, Berlin, 2022
The lingual technique allows a patient to prevent the corrective measure from being immediately recognisable by everyone when smiling or speaking. In dentistry or orthodontics, lingual braces are used to correct malocclusions by attaching them to the inner sides of the teeth, i.e. the tongue-side tooth surfaces.
The Lingual Braces Cycle is an ongoing material exploration of the relationship of language, the Sprechapperat and the notion of class mobility.
Lingual Braces Blueprint, LightJet print, 9 x 12cm, 2022
Lingual Braces Mobile, paperweight, health insurance envelopes, stills from "The Little Mermaid"(1989), medical wire, braces, fish hooks & dental floss, 15x30x20, installation view Scherben Scherben, Berlin, 2022