Haven
Lewis Robinson
Haven
Lewis Robinson
Reference
SAS0139_005
Year
1995
Dimensions (cm)
Height: 53
Length: 35
Depth: 21
Length: 35
Depth: 21
Materials
Varnished rusted steel
Current Location
studio
Suitable Locations for the Work
- Indoors
- Outdoors
- Floor-based
- Freestanding
- On a plinth
Background, history, commissioner of the work
This image was made in my studio at a time when I was refamiliarizing myself with the processes of welding and cutting steel; reawakened by a move to the Northeast coast on Teesside.
It was part of a series of works made between 1994-1998 which chart a physical and emotional journey. It has been exhibited on several occassions including a solo show in Normandy, France in 1998
Thematic/contextual information
The title Haven, evokes the idea of the 'home' as a place of safety and containment. No windows and no doors, only a chimney like 'steam valve'. It charts the beginnings of a painful emotional journey after my then wife, was diagnosed with breast cancer.
