Each piece in this exhibition, Archaeology of Consciousness, feels that it has simply been exposed through erosion, and somehow always existed. Yet, in reality, they are the result of a skilled and complex artistic process. How does the creation of an object begin?
The process, as is often the case with artistic processes, is a search for truth. For example, this could be a material truth, quantitatively knowing the weight, quality, and minerality of an ancient marble, or it can be a personal truth, accessed through memory or historical research. This brings me to the question of originality because even if something has always existed but never been displayed, it is in the act of revealing that originality is uncovered. The marble elements of my artworks originated millennia ago, in…
