Residues (detail)
Kate Power
Residues (detail)
Kate Power
Reference
SAS0173_002
Year
2023
Dimensions (cm)
Height: 150
Length: 200
Depth: 170
Length: 200
Depth: 170
Materials
Wax, pigment, recycled mild steel, steel
Current Location
West end studio- 117a South st
Suitable Locations for the Work
- Indoors
- Floor-based
- Freestanding
Background, history, commissioner of the work
These forms are part of an installation called Residues that consists of several other sculptures, and was part of my MFA project. I'm proposing these 2 forms as a work to be displayed/stored together- as they relate to one another in the installation.
The wax pieces were made by pouring hot wax into cold water. The steel forms are made by making cuts in the steel, and depending on size and placement of the cuts, determines how the steel is bent.
Thematic/contextual information
This piece is part of a larger installation of sculptures that is led by testing out what materials do under changing physical conditions. The forms are placed in relation to one another, reflecting on how people relate through the sociopolitical structures placed on bodies. Through research into microscopic biological processes in both human and nonhuman forms, tuning into sensory perception is proposed as a mode of resistance.