Guarded Spaces

Guarded Spaces

The walls enclose an inner space that feels almost impenetrable; the perforations allow the viewer only limited access to the space within. Simultaneously, the mysterious interior draws in as the walls repel.

Smoke fired terracotta clay.  

Each piece: height 50cm, width 30cm, depth 6cm

Guarded Space 1

Guarded Space 1

The back and sides are equally impenetrable.

Defence is all.

There is no welcome. 

Guarded Space 2 [detail]

Guarded Space 2 [detail]

Conjecture and imagination must create the interior.

The ravages of fire and smoke create the exterior. 

Guarded Spaces 1, 2 & 3

Guarded Spaces 1, 2 & 3

Fortress walls guard the space within.

Guarded Space 3

Guarded Space 3

Beady eyes watch from the inner sanctum, the watcher goes unseen.