Wall Intervention 2008

Howard Gardens Gallery, UWIC, Cardiff

This wall intervention spans the gallery wall (25’ long x 10’ high x 20” depth) and has been made to blend into the building, using the same materials. This is a façade or fake surface made out of western building materials – battening, plasterboard, white paint, and skirting board – contingent with ‘perfection’, symmetry and industrially produced components. This conceals an earth substrate, which is revealed through random gaps at intervals across its surface. The red earth alludes to African construction, but also symbolises a more mysterious, organic and fertile place.

Vulnerability and fragility are also central themes in this work, reflecting the unpredictable nature of mortality.