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‘Elephant in the room’ (2020) Installation at Rockingham Castle. Part of The Howse Shal Be Preserved (Fermynwoods Contemporary Arts). Made during lockdown, oak galls from the castle grounds, along with rusty metal from old keys and metal locks were sent from the castle to make oak gall ink. The ink was then used to make klecksographic prints onto the reverse side of headed note paper belonging to the previous owner.
There is something inherently paradoxical about the inkblot or klecksograph: The apparently accidental mark or stain, perfectly replicated. A chaotic silhouette mimicking nature. The mind struggles to reconcile abstract form with known likeness.