out of existence 2005 - 06

details

:::: 80cm (height) x 4.8m x 4.8m (footprint of entire work)
:::: bisque fired clay heads, soaked with Indian ink
:::: other media: MDF board and acrylic paint
:::: weight per head 50kg (approx.)

artist's statement

Three apparently identical torn heads have each come to rest differently, directly upon the ground and poised structurally unaided. They were modelled individually and are pure inventions – i.e. unreferenced to any model or image.
They are housed within a square defined by the reddened edges of a surrounding man-made field. The red runs outwardly towards the viewer.

The viewer is physically excluded from the heads but may easily enter the square by stepping over the finely touching corners. To the viewer this may not at first be obvious, and even after realization there may be some hesitation to join the heads.

It is not a work about death. It is more about the weight and price of gained insight and the certain dignity that accompanies it.