SWIRLS

Where does rubbish go? 

Swirls, 2012
Acrylic
Unique work
H75 x Dia130cm
© Mark Humphrey

CLIENT
Osborne Samuel gallery

LOCATION
Mayfair, London, UK

“SWIRLS TRANSFORMS A DINING TABLE INTO A TRANSPARENT CONTAINER FOR WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND. MACHINED FROM SOLID CLEAR ACRYLIC, THE TABLE REVEALS EVERYTHING AROUND AND BENEATH IT, WHILE CONCENTRIC CIRCLES BUILD THE CENTRAL COLUMN INTO A SCULPTURAL FORM OF LAYERS, OPENINGS AND VOIDS.

AT ITS CENTRE, THE OPEN SPACE WITHIN THE BASE AND TABLETOP APPEARS LIKE A BIN WAITING TO RECEIVE WHATEVER IS DISCARDED. THE TRANSPARENCY MAKES THE ACT OF DISPOSAL VISIBLE RATHER THAN HIDDEN – WHAT WE MIGHT NORMALLY PLACE OUT OF SIGHT BECOMES PART OF THE TABLE ITSELF.

THE WORK BRINGS TOGETHER CONSUMPTION, GATHERING AND WASTE. A TABLE IS A PLACE WHERE WE EAT, SOCIALISE AND CONSUME; HERE, IT ALSO BECOMES A PLACE TO CONSIDER THE LEFTOVERS.”

Mark Humphrey