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The first works encountered upon entering Grounding are the Scarps, a new series of cast-bronze sculptures suspended across the gallery walls.
Through the process of moulding, the Scarps become exact replicas of rocks from a particular Cycladic island.
When I first came across these small fragments of land ten years ago, I was struck by how closely they resembled pieces of weathered terrazzo. Cycladic limestone, partially coated with layers of alluvial deposits, had formed a new and unfamiliar kind of surface.
Over time, these rocks came to absorb fragments of brick, cement, oyster shells, and other debris, composing a new landscape – a newly formed Cycladic environment. For years, local builders discarded construction materials along certain beaches of the island or repurposed them into makeshift shelters for fishermen. The sea, refusing to assimilate these foreign elements fully, slowly compressed them through the action of salt, sun, and wind into compact masses before casting them…
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The first works encountered upon entering Grounding are the Scarps, a new series of cast-bronze sculptures suspended across the gallery walls.
Through the process of moulding, the Scarps become exact replicas of rocks from a particular Cycladic island.
When I first came across these small fragments of land ten years ago, I was struck by how closely they resembled pieces of weathered terrazzo. Cycladic limestone, partially coated with layers of alluvial deposits, had formed a new and unfamiliar kind of surface.
Over time, these rocks came to absorb fragments of brick, cement, oyster shells, and other debris, composing a new landscape – a newly formed Cycladic environment. For years, local builders discarded construction materials along certain beaches of the island or repurposed them into makeshift shelters for fishermen. The sea, refusing to assimilate these foreign elements fully, slowly compressed them through the action of salt, sun, and wind into compact masses before casting them…
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