With my own two hands 2011–2012
For this series of works I have created ceramic casts of my own hands, rhythmically layered to form archetypal boat sculptures. Boats and ocean journeys are ongoing themes within my art practice. These works are about courage, and compassion, they speak of the need for people to come together to provide strength, shelter and to stay afloat, physically and spiritually.
Hold: 2011, fired clay, 22 x 65 x 25cm
Shelter: 2011, fired clay, 22 x 68 x 29cm
With my own two hands (Inside and Outside): 2012, fired clay, 14 x 6 x 19cm
With my own two hands (Hidden and Flight): 2012, fired clay, 14 x 6 x 19cm
Two hands 1: 2012, fired clay, bronze, 14 x 6 x 19cm
Two hands 2: 2012, fired clay, bronze, 14 x 6 x 19cm
Exhiitions:
Blake Prize 2012: Shelter (finalist).
Traces: Incinerator Art Space, Willoughby 2012. See Traces Catalogue.