The Pink Terraces is a place which no longer exists; they were geological terraces in New Zealand which were destroyed in 1886 by a volcanic eruption. The White and Pink Terraces were seen as “the eighth wonder of the world”.
In Pink Terraces, I stretched rubber bands to near breaking point. The drawing made of rubber bands and sequin pins depicted, in a state of permanently suspended tension, the moment before the eruption. The piece also makes reference to utopian and idyllic landscapes used in tapestry and embroidery, the rubber bands are stretched in the same way as satin stitches are used in embroidery.
The work is a drawing in space and is made in situ. The drawing was different each time it was exhibited depending on what part of the drawing had been worked on.
Solo Exhibitions:
So many things can happen in one minute, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart.
At the end of the world, Glasgow Project Room, Glasgow.
Pink Terraces
In-situ drawing with rubber bands
Glasgow 2003 / Hobart 2001
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