Liz Nurenberg Participatory Sculptures
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Fittings

This series explores human connection, greetings, touch and congeniality during times with touch must be shielded. 
This is an ongoing series. 

Hand Press Velvet, Elastic, Foam 6”x8”x4” 2020
Gold Finger Pinch Plastic, Gold Rope 5”x4”x1.5” 2019
LN015 Finger Fittings Plastic 1.5”x2”x4” 2021
Toe Fittings Plastic 1.5”x1.5”x4” 2021
Pillow Hands Fabric, Polyfill 2015
Handshake Sleeve Plastic, Elastic, Velvet 6”x5”x3.5” 2021


Look, Think, Interact

​The chairs were designed after the shimmering movement of a river, the three together create a rippling motion.  The Boulder are meant to be grasped and held by the participants to provide a shared listening experience. They play sound collages that mix pop culture references with the sounds a rock would hear in nature. These handholds act as relics from an invented archeology. 


Twiddle, Poke, Hold​
This series explores intimacy with objects through hand held forms. These sculptures gain texture through material play, both hard and soft. The handholds suggest ambiguous function and reference product design, everyday objects, and ergonomic form 

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Untitled Twiddle 02, Foam, Vinyl, Plastic, 4.5x4x5.5 in 2017
Video Still of Untitled Twiddle 03, Foam, Vinyl, Plastic, 3x5x5 in, 2017
​Video Still of Untitled Poke 01, Foam, Vinyl, Fabric, 4.5x4.5x4 in, 2017
Untitled Twiddle 6, Foam, Fabric, Rubber, 2x4x5.5 in 2017
Video Still of Untitled Twiddle 05, Metal, Plastic, 5x4x3 in, 2017
Handhold 03 Foam, Fabric, Plastic 3.75x 1.75x 3 in. 2017


Conversation Pieces
My Conversation Pieces position participants into different physical relationships that refer to types of conversations. Social interaction is a dance that can call for many body arrangements.

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Courting Chair, Wood, Foam, Vinyl, 42x48x48 in, 2015
Conversation Piece 4, Fabric, Foam, Funnels, 11x 24x16 in, 2013
Double Head Phones, Foam,Vinyl, Speakers, Sound, 10x26x17 in, 2018
Double Head Rest, Fabric, Foam, Fur, 12x15x9 in, 2016
Conversation Piece 1, Fabric and Foam, 36x30x30 in, 2013
Conversation Piece 5, Wood, Metal, Mirror Tiles, Foam, Vinyl, 36x18x60 in, 2015


Body, Object, Body, Mark Installation

In this installation the element of color was muted to explore how space and touchable artwork collect  physical evidence left behind from interaction. The marks are a visual memory, a haptic map.


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Install shot - before
Install shot - after
Video Still from White Wall Props Installation
Clutch, Found Furniture Parts, Foam, Vinyl, 30x8x19 in, 2016
Sound Curve, Faux fur, vinyl, foam, speakers, sound collage, 11x18x19 in, 2016
Straddle Listening Chair, Wood, Foam, Vinyl, Speakers, Sound, 48x26x36 in, 2016


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