Pyxis Awry XVI (T-17-30)

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November 2017. River stone, pigmented and sealed steel. Dimensions: 16.5 × 29 × 5 in (42 × 74 × 13 cm).

Pyxis is 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

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.

November 2017. River stone, pigmented and sealed steel. Dimensions: 16.5 × 29 × 5 in (42 × 74 × 13 cm).

Pyxis is 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

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.