1100mmW x 580mmH
2019
Nylon yarn (Shaw Contract), Wire
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Sirens sing of a lost city, sunk to the depths of the sea. Inspired by the illustrations of Hexacorallia and Echinoidea by Ernst Haeckel, I created original forms, each an evolved variation of the other.
Using 2 tones of each colour, I explored radially symmetrical forms of Scleractinia (Stony Corals). Rather than the bright soft corals, I like how these looked like the work of underwater architects.
From the front, the work looks like concentric circles; from the side, an urban landscape of what could be temple chambers, the work of civilians in an imaginary city long forgotten.