The casts themselves exist in a state of aftermatter*

The intention of this cycle is to pose a series of questions to the established nature of casting as a traditional sculptural mechanism. The processes and the responses themselves act as a body of research, intended to stand outside measures of scientific articulation.

Iron sulphate and the oxidizing process which forms the base skeleton of the crystals, the synthetic flesh of these intentionally anthropomorphized objects a mixture of PVA and varnish, combined with water as both a catalyst of the objects creation and dissolution becomes the central language of the artist’s production habits.

The performative habitual actions of the artist captured through the video, form the stage. The audience is drawn into a participatory role in the performative body of the work.  The constant replication of these objects and the durational nature of both their production and dissolution forms the rhythm of creation into a habitual act that the artist embarks on, nurturing the objects through their life cycle.

 

*Aftermatter defined as:

A quantifiable mass left as trace. Physical material that is left in the wake of a series of actions and intentions.