Travel Light, a commissioned work by luxury brand RIMOWA, explores themes of freedom, ownership, and material desire through a combination of kinetic sculpture and performance, documented using iPhone video. The commission was part of the brand’s international touring art initiative As Seen By.

The work repurposes a signature lightweight suitcase from the luxury luggage manufacturer into a deliberately non-functional object fitted with a heavy-duty shredder. By transforming a symbol of protection and mobility into a device of destruction, the sculpture questions conventional ideas of security and invites viewers to reconsider their relationship with material goods.

During the performance activation, items associated with luxury and status — including a mini black dress and a diamond necklace — are systematically shredded and dismantled. This gesture becomes a metaphor for liberation from possession and a reflection on societal attitudes toward ownership, aspiration, and excess.

By shifting the suitcase’s function from protection to destruction, Travel Light reflects on the meaning of freedom, particularly for those who face barriers to mobility. A transparent panel reveals the ongoing destruction inside the luggage, offering a direct view into the process and encouraging reflection on consumerism and desire.

Through this work, audiences are invited to confront the tensions between travel, status, and ownership, and to consider what it might mean to move through the world more lightly.