"Pyxis Awry (slope)", 1/2021, bronze, 6.5"h x 14.5"w x 6"d (17 x 37 x 15cm)
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Pyxis: a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for a mariner's compass Pyxis is completely visible in latitudes
south of 53 degrees north from January through March.
awry: 1. in a turned or twisted position or direction: askew 2. off the correct or expected course: amiss
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The works in this series feature a “vessel” form - historically understood in art and literature as a symbol or metaphor for the self, a group
of people, human kind. If the vessel's compass is awry it will likely end up adrift, untethered, off course.
My intent with this series is raise questions/search for answers relative to personal (or a group) decisions or courses
of action and shed light on the resulting consequences, whether they are personal, political, environmental.
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fabrication - January 2021
