‘Drawing’ on the wall

A wall relief sits in-between two and three-dimension. The aim of wall mounting the work was to use the surface as an active component rather than a backdrop. By mounting the structures against the wall, light becomes a material in itself. The wall operates as both support and canvas, allowing the sculpture to occupy space beyond its physical boundaries.

The cast shadows elongate, distort, and multiply the physical form, creating a secondary drawing that shifts with viewpoint and illumination. The steel rod construction contrasts with the transient, weightless quality of the shadow. What is fixed becomes fluid; what is rigid appears to expand.

The extension of the form through shadows explores how form can exceed its material limits. Where does the sculpture end — in the steel, or in the negative space it activates?