The second bronze sculpture made for my exhibition at e.g.etal 'Aide-mémoire'

Bronze
240 x 180 x 100mm

This is the second bronze sculpture made for my exhibition at @egetal 'Aide-mémoire'

A memory aide can take many forms. Text, objects, jewellery, images all form part of the transactional nature of experience, memory and objects.

There are two quotes from different writers that I have carried around for many years, these texts act like memory aides for me. I think any creator has a core theme that they explore over a lifetime. The creative act being driven by a constant examination of concepts both known and inexplicable at the same time.

The first quote is by Denis Hollier, who wrote, in The Politics of Prose:

It is possible to see without being seen but it is not possible to touch without the same time being touched. One never emerges intact from any contact.

The second is by Antonia Payne, who wrote in The Avoided Object:

Like the sliver of bone that becomes a holy relic; so the objects are transformed by the presence of the believer, by the one who writes their stories: they become the vehicle for our dreams, the medium of our memories.

These textures and motifs that I repeatedly explore form part of this investigation into the significance of objects as storytelling tools. They are touchstones to memory. Memory is personal and public at the same time, holding cultural and social significance, and constantly being interpreted by the individual. The motifs may not make sense, yet at the same time, holding great value. In this world of unknowns, these transitional objects locate oneself in the everyday.