Lachesis
Hope Carolan
Lachesis
Hope Carolan
Reference
SAS0085_001
Year
2017
Dimensions (cm)
Height: 120
Length: 120
Depth: 120
Length: 120
Depth: 120
Materials
IBC container frame and red thread
Current Location
Grandad's Garage, Dundee
Suitable Locations for the Work
- Indoors
- Floor-based
- Freestanding
Background, history, commissioner of the work
Made as part of a collection for my 3rd year of art school.
Thematic/contextual information
The work was part of a collection that explored the idea of the future, focusing on humanities throw-away culture. The sculpture uses an IBC liquid container frame and string to reference warping threads in weaving. Weaving has a distinct link to the future; in Greek mythology the Fates are depicted as women who weave the future. The work is called Lachesis after the Fate that measured the length of the thread of life.
