Balance ___ Marsden Woo Gallery 2011
Delicately balanced nothing fixed. Counter weights creating a point of rest just at the edge of slipping apart
Elements are not fixed, the animals are all relying on each others weight and balance. The way the pig gently nestles on the giraffes cheek, snout to cheek, is a really delicate moment. They rest and hold together until there is a disturbance. It appears stable, then you see the pigs snout slowly slipping down the giraffes face, the giraffes hoof springs out of the elephant nostril. Everything is separating, revealing how all the pieces fit together as they fall apart.
I like to make objects which are almost at breaking point, to demonstrate the tension in what we perceive to be stability
