Frustular Series
These works, completed in 2023 for my exhibition Diatomaceous Earth and the Soft Machine, grew out of experimental pieces I began in 2021. They started as open-ended explorations, with no clear sense of resolution, and gradually evolved into amalgamated forms. Their structures draw on images of diatoms as seen under electron microscopy, their granular silica exoskeletons echoed in my use of a high-alumina glaze. Many of the forms emerged directly from process: while punching holes into clay slabs, I kept the tiny balls of clay without knowing how I might use them only to find they eventually became integral to these works. In this way, the series continues my fascination with the dialogue between the extremely small and the extremely large.
Frustular Double Down, 2021-23 Ceramic 250mm x 270mm
Frustular Plaything i, 2023 Ceramic 190mm x 100mm x 80mm
Frustular Plaything ii, iii, iv 2023 Ceramic 190mm x 100mm x 80mm
Frustular Offering i, 2021-23 Ceramic and beach glass 270mm x 12mm
Frustular Delicacy ii, 2021-23 Ceramic 300mm x 200mm x 140mm
Frustular Morsel ii, 2021-23 Ceramic 160mm x 60mm x 60mm
Frustular Mishmash, 2021-23 Ceramic, nails, found objects 280mm x 90mm
Frustular Morsel v, 2021-23 Ceramic 200mm x 200mm x 40mm
Frustular Morsel iii and iv, 2021-23 Ceramic
Frustular Morsel i, 2021-23 Ceramic 250mm x 160mm x 13mm
Frustular Delicacy i, 2021-23 Ceramic 220mm x 14mm
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