A series of sculptures relating to rites and rituals, by School of Design lecturer Deborah Gardner, are now installed in St. Augustine’s Church, Forest Hill, London.
A series of sculptures relating to rites and rituals, by School of Design lecturer Deborah Gardner, are now installed in St. Augustine's Church, Forest Hill, London. The sculptures, made of plaster, wax and resin, include loaves and fishes, a scallop shell, a translucent resin heart and hands configured in prayer. These items represent a collective understanding of Christian iconography, ritual and ceremony. The butterfly and skull, for example, symbolise physical mortality, resurrection and transcendence. Through the process of casting, the objects act as concrete, physical memorials. Neutral in colour, at times translucent or reflective, the objects oscillate between a solid and liquid state. There is a blurring of boundaries between static, physical embodiments and transcendent, spiritual states' Deborah's work was created in response to an invitation to a group of artists to make site-specific objects for the church.
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