sculpture

Sculpture 1984 - 1989
Selected sculptural work exhibited in Holland, Germany and England.

My work in this period was concerned with a relationship between the observer,
object, and the architectural space that each occupy. Essentially about
measurement and the enclosure of space locked within the object and defined
around it, to the extremities of the wall boundaries. The sculptures acting as self
measuring devices; like callipers or gauges, creating a dialogue between
human/object, human/architecture.

The exact positioning of the work was dictated either by the site, or the 'rule' of
each object. Untitled 1987, always positioned on the magnetic north/south line,
regardless of room orientation; whereas Guide 1988 was built for a specific
gallery and ran true with its architectural alignment. Each work had an implied
line running through it, suggesting a connection beyond the boundary walls and
ultimately with the outside world; functioning like instraments for navigation.

Cell 1 / 2 / 3 1989 are a group of 10 identical enclosed box forms that were
interchangeable within eight steel clamps, which also had rules connected with
positioning. These were the first works that used basic geometry to determine
proportion: notably the Golden Section in Cell 1.

Work on shelves from 1984 are about presentation. How does one present/offer
an object? Is the device that lifts the object to a certain level to be disregarded
as mere 'fixture', or is it as important as the presentation? These early works
question the role of 'plinth'; traditionally accepted as the solution to elevate
small sculptures. If an object needs another object to lift it off the surface, does
this relegate it to ornament, or does it become a different object?