REMAINS: Series 2, 2017.
Porcelain coated animal bone, glaze & gold lustre. Individual average: 21.5 X 10.5 X 8.5cm. 2017.
Remains is an ongoing series, which began in 2014 and continues to this day. The work serves as a thematic nod to the foundational ideas of my larger scale, installation-based projects.
While providing an avenue for detailed material-based experimentation, Remains serves as a champion to the metaphorical and philosophical potency of ceramic materials. In combination with bone; a signifier of mortality, Remains poses questions of legacy and reverence.
Ultimately, I hope for the work to speak of the delicate nature of life, alongside ideas of preservation, memorialisation and commemorative practices; all of which form the conceptual premise of my installation-based work.
Photography: Dan Elborne.