A HOLE IN THE WATER
A Hole In The Water was a sculptural installation photographed at St Mary Magdalene Church in Eton Wick on 13th May 2024. The piece comprised of a vintage tool chest amended with gesso, mahogany parquet, a gold rimmed void in the centre of the base and gold foiled details. Also, slip cast porcelain vessels, an iron chain and several ceramic figures (chickens, goat, oxen).
The piece was inspired by a 1901 inquest report on the suicide of John Janes, my great grandfather, and the report was turned into a three act play, case bound with accompanying photographs setting the scene.
In the text, I quoted from Cormac McCarthy's last book, Stella Maris. Later, in July 2024, I happened to be in Lake Tahoe, when I realised that the description of drowning in the book was set there. It occurred to me that perhaps the abyss inside the chest lead to the bottom of Lake Tahoe. So let's say that is where it goes.
Altarpiece
Chest Inner Detail
Vessel
Oxen
Chest Outer
Chickens
Vessel Circle
Chest Inner & Abyss
Chain
Goat
