HATCHED
2016
Acrylic glass, nylon, waxed braided thread, mohair, steel plate
150cm x 40cm x 295cm (w x d x h)
Commissioned by Amy Johnson Festival for their exhibition Da Vinci Engineered - Renaissance Mechanics to Contemporary Art.
An installation in response to the themes of flying, engineering and Amy Johnson's life.
Link to exhibition catalogue
A two-dimensional drawing 'hatches' into the third dimension: A stylized pair of wings is drawn/stitched on a horizontally suspended sheet of acrylic glass using black waxed thread. This 'drawing' builds the matrix for a bundle of invisible threads joining two acrylic sheets above our heads. Sewn to the vertical threads, a three-dimensional pair of wings (mohair) unfolds.
Acrylic glass, nylon, waxed braided thread, mohair, steel plate
150cm x 40cm x 295cm (w x d x h)
Commissioned by Amy Johnson Festival for their exhibition Da Vinci Engineered - Renaissance Mechanics to Contemporary Art.
An installation in response to the themes of flying, engineering and Amy Johnson's life.
Link to exhibition catalogue
A two-dimensional drawing 'hatches' into the third dimension: A stylized pair of wings is drawn/stitched on a horizontally suspended sheet of acrylic glass using black waxed thread. This 'drawing' builds the matrix for a bundle of invisible threads joining two acrylic sheets above our heads. Sewn to the vertical threads, a three-dimensional pair of wings (mohair) unfolds.
