Footprints | 51°30’28”N, 0°7’40”W

 

Footprints | 51°30’28”N, 0°7’40”W

2021-25

Pigmented cement, copper flakes

32x32x3cm, 12.5”x12.5”x1.2” (LxWxD)

 

Through memories of central London, England - its buildings, monuments and streetscapes, the artist is reconstructing them on a prescribed horizon.  By showing these architectonic elements in three dimensionality whilst suppressing others, this work is the artist’s personal interpretation of the city.

 

Between space and time, it might help generate narratives that resonate with audiences.  However, there are negations within familiarity on this work.  The cityscape is only partially presented.   By exploring on the artwork, viewers may form connections with their experiences in the city, or indeed their own environs.

 

Since completion in 2021, this artwork has continued to instill thoughts for the artist.  The opportune calling of an archaeological layer is there to fill in on the time-honored mosaic of the city.  Through the act of chipping away cement from the cast and reinstating the 18^th century building footprints-in-parts, the artist is mentally traversing different time zones that fire the imagination.