Wither
Adeline de Monseignat
Wither
Adeline de Monseignat
Reference
SAS0133_003
Year
2021
Dimensions (cm)
Height: 170
Length: 212
Depth: 50
Length: 212
Depth: 50
Materials
Steel Tube and Velvet Skin
Suitable Locations for the Work
- Indoors
- Floor-based
- Wall-mounted
Background, history, commissioner of the work
This work was commissioned by Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery for a show on the japanese philosophy of Wabi Sabi, March 2021.
Thematic/contextual information
‘Wither’ is a sculptural installation comprised of 6 steel rods which offer a sequence that implies the process of withering of a stem. It could also be read as a universal cycle of ageing in human beings starting off with a straight strong spine that curls onto itself over time only to resemble the object we ourselves use in old age - a cane. It sometimes seems we echo the objects we use.
‘Wither’ aims to address the main principles of Wabi-Sabi philosophy whereby beauty lies in the imperfect.