Héreś I, II and III
Kathryn Hanna
Héreś I, II and III
Kathryn Hanna
Reference
SAS0154_007
Year
2022
Dimensions (cm)
Height: 20
Length: 40
Depth: 30
Length: 40
Depth: 30
Materials
Plaster, Shellac, Silver Wax on Lime Base
Current Location
Glasgow
Suitable Locations for the Work
- Indoors
- On a plinth
- In a case
Background, history, commissioner of the work
Created for 'Modern Abstractions Hide Ancient Realities' solo show exhibition at the MacLaurin Art Gallery, Ayr, 30th July - 16th October 2022.
This exhibition explored religious consciousness, what it means to be ‘sacred’ and how the word ‘religion’ can be misinterpreted. Inspired by the writings of archeologist André Parrot, scholars Carlin A Barton and Daniel Boyarin.
Thematic/contextual information
This artwork was inspired by a quote from Tertullian, 155 AD (an author often called the
‘Founder of Western Theology’
‘What if you come to feel that what we call a loss is a gain?’
And in reading ‘The Ceramic Vocabulary of the Old Testament’ by James L. Kelso and W. F. Albright, the artist discovered the term ‘Héreś’ referring to pottery which has been broken. In this piece vessels have been broken and sliced in a deliberate way, carving new silhouettes and creating consideration of new uses.