‘Sadbags’ by Kavitha Balasingham

Kavitha’s practice focuses on how pure formalist tools of colour and form can work coherently together to draw the attention of the public through painting, sculpture, installation and digital art.

The blobfish is a very misunderstood fish. The Ugly Animal Preservation Society awarded the blobfish as the ugliest fish of the deep sea. The blobfish gives a voice to the “mingers who always get forgotten”. The installation Sadbags commemorates its beautiful ugliness in the form of an interactive and colourful soft play sculpture with moaning sounds recorded from the artist’s voice to play alongside the piece. Listen closely and you’ll hear the blobfish whispers of sweet nothings come to life.