Sihan CAO

Installation

Nest: Co-Making is a participatory installation that uses the image of a nest to explore shelter, belonging, and collective construction. Made with rattan, hemp string, and knots, the work forms an open and fragile structure around the outline of the human body. Viewers are invited to wrap hemp string onto the frame and take part in the process of nest- building. Each action leaves a visible trace, allowing the work to gradually grow denser and more complex. Through this shared process, the piece shifts from an individual sculpture into a co-authored structure shaped by many participants.