During the Trelex Residency I have balanced ideas about ‘live’ and ephemeral with 2 works.
One work is some water taken from the lake which has been evaporating over time.
(I originally took this water from Geneva Lake after realsing that there was an extremely small percentage of it which is publically accessible).
The water has been existing by itself and also dissapearing.
The other work is a pile of potatoes scavenged from the side of a farmers field.
(As somebody who often works with found objects and materials and enjoys skipping and scavenging and sharing- I noticed a distinct lack of ‘things’ lying around the area. When I saw these potatoes and then later thought of the early ephemeral work of Christian Dotremont in a CoBrA exhibition- I knew I had to bring them back to the studio. Just to be in a pile and to deteriorate).
For me- this has kept the studio ‘live’ even when I am not doing anything and it has slowed time down- contrasting with the shorter bursts of activity.
