TV2201

Drawing their name from the geological term indicating the petrified fragments spat from volcanoes, objects from the Tephra series are crafted using hand-picked, specially treated flowers mounted on sculptural forms made of metal and jute, reminiscent of monochrome bas-reliefs. Establishing a new field of exploration for the studio, the Tephra Vase Raw serves as proof of concept. Cultivated rather than applied, specially selected plant species were grown from within, and onto the surface of the hand-formed structure. They were then fossilised in an abrupt process of bathing the piece in basalt flour. Negotiating the status between a man-made, controlled form and aleatory, natural processes, the sculpture becomes alive with possibilities, dependent on how we, its custodians, want to nurture it.