Emerald (Smaragdine)

I seek to remind the viewer of their own mortality and the fragility of human life by using cast physical objects that are considered to be valuable, useful, beautiful, sparkly, deeply concentrated, enticing and wonderfully colourful. These enchanted jewel like objects intend to confront utopian ideology.

Synthetics and imitation within the process of making sculpture — due to developing technologies and materials — are enabling a new kind of ‘created’ and are emphasised further by giving the ‘jewels’ a visual past, a history.

Artwork details

Title: Emerald (Smaragdine)
Year: 2008
Materials: Cast resin
Dimensions: 150cm x 15cm
Weight: 20 kg

Exhibited

Sculpture Open – RWA, Bristol UK, 2019
SPACEs reimagined (Inaugural Exhibition) – Kosar Contemporary, Bristol UK, 2018
Spike Open – Spike Island, Bristol UK, 2008

Photography by Chris Lucas