K2226 | Complexus Tempestas

Unique – public commission – 2022

Material –

Recycled Gypsum, Hydrostone, Stone dust, organic pigment, Baltic birch, Steel, Wax sealant.

Info –

Complexus Tempestas / Embracing the storm

In this work, I chose a process that involved classical technique, in tandem with deliberate chaos and the invitation of fate to generate a piece on our relationship with change, and the fragility of our personal, social and political spaces.

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In his most recent piece, Complexus Tempestas / Embracing the storm, pattern and sculpture are fractured and restored, creating tensions between the planned and unexpected, between the stable and the unstable. This piece is made using an intricate and time-consuming Italian technique called scagliola. The scagliola process creates detailed marble panels, reflecting history and craftsmanship. The panels are subjected to chaos through a process of shattering and destruction, symbolic of lifes unpredictable and ever changing storm. The remnants, reassembled by the artist, create a form that reflects the relationship between the ourselves and this storm. The work represents our own fragility and chaotic existence.

Copy by Nicola Hayward

Photos by Sinead Julia and Studio Isac Kaid