Exits and entrances, 2023, cast resin, white marble dust, moss. 203 cm high x 81 cm wide x 3 cm deep. Installation view at Hidden Rookwood Sculpture Walk. Images courtesy of the artist.
Exits and entrances, 2023, cast resin, white marble dust, moss. 203 cm high x 81 cm wide x 3 cm deep. Installation view at Hidden Rookwood Sculpture Walk. Images courtesy of the artist.
The work emerged from a visit to Rookwood for a funeral. I observed the gravediggers use a screen door covered in astroturf to cover the grave, both before and after the casket was lowered. Whilst the premise of the work came from a death, this work is very much about life. A range of organic and non-organic materials are given another life cycle. The result is a monument to life, an amalgamation of memory and experiences within the resin and marble, allowing the moss to cling on for dear life.