Massage Core

Massage Core is a communal sculpture designed for anxiety reduction, massage, pain management, and physical therapy. Composed of ceramic tiles, its textured surface draws a parallel to the bumpy pillars of MTA platforms and their use by the artist as a personal massage tool. Intended to be touched, leaned, and sat upon, Massage Core pays homage to the once-popular parkour, and its training method colloquially called “park-core,” through the sculpture’s efficient use of urban space and as an architecture for physical engagement.