Sculpture (M56)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Robert Cooper
Title
Sculpture
Made in
London
Date
1994
Materials and techniques
Found elements from foreshore near Blackfriars, Southwark: rusted metal, flint accumulation, pebbles, ceramic fragments, cement medium, sealing agent. Ceramic fragments. Sticking elements together.
Dimensions
length: 33cm
width: 29cm
height: 27.5cm
Object number
M56
Category
Maker's statement
I wanted to be an archeologist but found the academic aspects daunting. So in my ceramics I echoed and paid homage to the past. It is the persistence of things and their personal histories which I repsond to, the integrity of objects, though thier function is superceeded it is still apparent in the piece. I want a feeling that the pieces could be from a future archeology, accessbile yet intangable, a diary of some hand in some action formed for connection with the present user.