Touch 2022
"(dis)closure" Exhibition at Leeds Arts University 
March 24 - March 30 2022

"Touch" 2022 was created as a discussion of the walls between us. The untouchable bronze sphere enclosed in the acrylic box creates an exclusiveness to the sphere making the viewer question as to why the sphere is enclosed in the box. The bronze sphere as a simple shape represents our being; a complete whole with qualities and the acrylic box represents the mask we put on in society to hide certain parts of us we deem to be private. The bronze sphere itself as a non-fragile material (bronze) is contrasted with the fragile patination that when moved around can be chipped away. This was due to the difficulty of the bronze capturing the copper-sulphate material that allow it to be patinated. This gives the sculpture a decaying - time and space sensitive quality which emphasises the delicate and precious appearance of the sphere.

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In (dis)closure the piece had to relate to the idea of something not being quite finished; an unfinished finished piece. This related to 'Touch' 2022 as there is the idea that the sphere is an untouchable surface: there is no closure to how the piece can feel for the viewer as it is untouchable.