A jagged, charcoaled surface interplays between smooth, clean-cut lines of a text that point back onto itself; aware of its own origins and creation. This is a three-quarter of an inch thick oak plywood behemoth, laser engraved from surface to surface. Segments of charcoaled wood remain as the tool encountered inconsistencies in the ply. These parts hold on to their counters, while others have fallen away.
The smell is visceral, infecting the space that the work inhabits. Sitting five inches off the wall, it is thrust out and presented to the audience, silently commanding physical space. The viewer is beckoned closer to the source of the campfire reminiscent odor and encouraged to enjoy the interplay of light and shadow bouncing through and behind the empty characters and the wall.
Materials
Laser engraved text through oak plywood
Dimensions
2 ft x 4 ft
Year
2019