Stop the Clock, 2015
Galvanized and mild steel, stub axle bearings
“This installation, consisting of 3 giant kinetic dandelion seed heads seen at different moments in time, is set on an exposed headland enabling it to respond to the wind. The seed heads are a celebration of heart and mind inspired by childhood memories of wishing on dandelion clocks to tell the time. The work combines the imagery of a common weed with scrap industrial materials to question society’s preconceived ideas of what is valuable or lowly, permanence and the ephemeral and nature vs man-made. They are also an exploration of form and scale, seeking the point where nature meets with engineering and playing with architectural and domestic scales. The possibilities when welding steel components are exploited to construct the structural yet delicate forms, engineering them so that the strength is in their external surface.”
