We measure, and weigh up, and .... hesitate in our responses. Where is the sense of urgency?
Improbable measuring devices that question human interaction with the natural environment. The sculptures investigate the checks and balances involved in economic, industrial and agricultural development, and the environmental cost we ultimately have to pay. How do we measure net gains and losses when there is more than one scale to take into account?
Weigh Up, 2011
Stainless steel, steel, painted aluminium, glass
1000 x 540 x 540 mm
Hide Key Stakeholders, 2010
Painted aluminium, stainless steel, cast iron base, copper ball cock
530 x 460 x 460 mm
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Wait of Evidence, 2010
Painted steel, brass, polycarbonate, wood
Contents: earth, cow dung, water, milk powder
345 x 300 x 300 mm
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Time Weights, 2010
Painted steel, brass, wood, lead. Contents: wood, diamonds, carbon, pyrolysis oil
340 x 300 x 300 mm
Private collection
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Weigh Out, Way Out, 2010
Painted steel, brass, wood
Contents: gold, ground glass, plastic grass, shredded bank note
340 x 300 x 300 mm
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Attach Weight, 2010
Painted steel, brass, wood. Contents: corn, oil, plastic, coin
340 x 300 x 300 mm
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In the Nick of Time, 2010
Painted steel, brass, polycarbonate, wood
Contents: waste-water, dried algae, water, oil
345 x 300 x 300 mm
Weight, Reach, Wait, 2014
Steel, stainless steel, brass, wood
400 x 300 x 300 mm
Study towards Weighting and Waiting Series, 2004
Mixed media on paper
750 x 520 mm
Study Towards Weighting and Waiting Sculpture, 2010
Mixed media on paper
700 x 500 mm
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Weight Watch, 2011
Stainless steel, brass, wooden stand
each: 85 x 50 x 10 mm
Loss Adjuster II, 2015
Stainless steel, brass, corten steel
1800 x 360 x 200 mm
To and Fro (Loss Adjuster series), 2016
Corten, stainless and painted steel
3000 x 900 x 1300 mm
Private collection Christchurch
Get the Measure, 2015
Painted steel, stainless steel, brass, recycled kauri, rimu
1860 x 535 x 470 mm
Why Weight, 2015
Steel, brass, wood, wooden tripod
2180 x 620 x 620 mm
