Melody Adly, sour jelly beans I, 2025. Welded steel rods, tent poles, tent stakes. Variable dimensions. 


Melody Adly, sour jelly beans II, 2025. Hand-woven natural and synthetic fibers, bleach, tent stakes, tent poles. Variable dimensions. 


Melody Adly, too means you’re here 2, 2 means you’re here too, 2025. Hand-woven natural and synthetic fibers, tent pole. 60” x  27”.

“Sour Jelly Beans” explores obsessive compulsions, and other 'private performances'--ritualistic, obsessive, or just simply private. In this instance, they manifest in the form of the number two. Melody considers camouflage–focusing on the contrast between natural and artificial/synthetic elements in trying to hide or blend into a modern environment. These two components intersect in this sculptural space of a shelter, reminiscent of a camping tent, which often utilize bright, bold colors. The obsessive compulsions become this private performance, interruptive and bold, yet somehow invisible.

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