Made For Each Other
Utilising the romantic cliché, ‘it’s as if we were made for each other’ this large text based artwork traverses along the wall, glowing moodily with a tungsten hue that is reminiscent of a candle lit room or old street lighting. Its scale encourages negotiation of the words through sounding out, which shifts the work away from pure ideation, bringing it into the body and lived experience. Back-lit against a black surface and casting spidery shadows from the wires connecting the letters, the artwork sets the scene for romance. But who is the ‘we’ that the words refer to? Perhaps there is an expansion outwards from the romantic couple to a larger sense of connectedness. As we face growing political tensions and competition for limited resources, it seems that we are finding it very difficult to co-exist on the planet. The personal pronoun in the phrase implicates the audience, encouraging a reflection on how we are to live in the world. It invites the energetic charge and commitment that might transpire if we believed, across our many differences we were made for each other.
MDF, paint, LED lights, electrical wires, transformers, 8m (L) x 420mm (H) x 60mm (D). Back-lit LED text, mounted on wall with small diameter wooden pegs. Wires and transformers are either concealed or become part of the artwork.