Anafi Figures: 2022
Figures - lead, beach sand, shell fragments, sea stones
Supports - mild steel, automotive paint
1. Anafi figure 1 2022
lead, beach sand, shell fragments, sea stones
21 x 6 x 5 cm
2. Anafi figure 2 2022
lead, beach sand, shell fragments, sea stones
17.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm
3. Anafi figure 3 2022
lead, beach sand, shell fragments, sea stones
19 x 6 x 4 cm
4. installation view
Three lead figures each cast in two pieces in single-pour moulds created in damp sand at low tide on beaches of personal importance to me on the Aegean island of Anafi.
Appearing both contemporary and ancient, these human figures carry with them the material residues of their places of origin in that geological materials that constitute the landscapes they are created in becomes literally embodied in them. Here beach sand, shell fragments and small wave and tide smoothed sea stones have become embedded in the molten lead fishing weights that I used to create these figures.
Working with the sand casting process in the landscape, I create figures that explore relationships between places our bodies and our memories.