Emerging Echoes

‘An apparently simple surface can suddenly reveal itself as infinitely deep and complex. Penetrate still further and it once again becomes simple; for beyond the level of tidy reason, secrets, myths and fables belong to us all.’
Joseph Beuys

This installation is part of a narrative that explores, unfolds, arranges and illuminates fragments and echoes of identity and creates new structures and languages from the dialogue between the old with the new. Informed by art historical contexts and the history surrounding the studios at Harrington Mill, these small interventions and ephemeral compositions are the essential elements, each being autonomous, but also part of the structure as a whole.

The re-appropriation of discarded ephemera forms the basis of the constructions, each being carefully selected and considered but intuitively assembled and placed. The muted tones and imperfections of time are essential to the individual character and delicacy of the work. The emergence of a fragile, rhythm serves to inform the overall structure as well as the surrounding space.

The audience is invited to consider the intimacy of scale, the relationship between individual pieces, the subtle tones of light and shade, individual placements high and low, as well as the overall synergy within the space.

March 2008