Cast some plaster plugs as a trial for a piece of work I’m currently making. They came out quite well and were done with clay moulds. I’m going to make some better ones which I intend to place in glass panes which will be ascending from the floor and will be supported by two chains suspended from the ceiling. A continuing exploration of transitional space and frames. The glass pieces will be framed in steel and they will be connected together with the plaster plugs sitting in pre-drilled holes in the glass.
The ascending formalities of the framed panes captured the echoed forms of the plugs elevate them from the everyday to another place. Removed from context the ghost like forms is relative to the functionality of their associated function but suggest a metaphor on the unseen energies that pass through them. Unseen in there everyday function these pieces will sit in transitional void of the glass. Suspended in a parallel. The captured glass will captivate the
The plugs will sit suspended in the transitional panes of glass. Metaphorical associations will be associated with the removal of the context in which the plug is normally associated. Encapsulated in their translucent frames the plugs pierce through the translucent skin and echo the passing of energy. Viewers association with the plugs will drive the piece and the pivoting stacked frames will sit atop each other. Pivoting on each corner.
I am exploring through this work transitional voids and the parallels that exist in life. The enduring energy’s that co exist and how they are explored. The work is pushing towards a hollowing out of the sub context from which it is drawn and is moving towards a more formalised exploration of the issues in which the work is drawn. The frames will be directly connected and will pull the work together into a more cohesive exploration of the concept I am currently working through. These framed panes of glass worked well and helped in allowing me to visualise the working through of making the work.
