"Frog Auditorium", 4 x 7m, wood and steel
With the Symposium's theme "Back to the River" in mind, I observed the formation of ripples on water. I wanted to freeze the ripples in a hard material to give the viewer time to reflect on the qualities and formations of water. I chose wood for this because of the natural rings on its surface. I cut different sized logs into slices, and then cut a few of these slices into crescent shapes and slotted them together. The central pieces are held in place with steel rods, while the outer pieces are attached by wire or are free floating, so that the composition is always changing.
With the Symposium's theme "Back to the River" in mind, I observed the formation of ripples on water. I wanted to freeze the ripples in a hard material to give the viewer time to reflect on the qualities and formations of water. I chose wood for this because of the natural rings on its surface. I cut different sized logs into slices, and then cut a few of these slices into crescent shapes and slotted them together. The central pieces are held in place with steel rods, while the outer pieces are attached by wire or are free floating, so that the composition is always changing.
Proposal sketch
“Guest Artists”, 30 x 134cm, egg tempera on paper installed on wood
This series of portraits is connected with interviews I carried out with the international guest artists for the Symposium’s catalogue. I used wallpaper I found at the art centre (a former boarding school) as my surface and made paint from natural clay. Interviews available here.
Duppini Art Group: https://duppiniart.group/
