Knots

Finishing each tie with a knot. Two km of string. 

Corseted, bound, connected, stitched. The trees became the bodies.

 Throughout the Day, depending on temperature and humidity, the strings tighten across the spans or slump down into soft hanging bundles, charting the ay through their movements. These soft forms below became taut and tight just two hours later.

Exhibition Opening

It was great to have friends join us on Saturday to see the work.

Kenesis

The quality of the work I enjoy the most is the fact that it is constantly moving. The site specific work is responsive to the environment. Not only the wind but to the temperature and moisture levels as well. Both Tam and I enjoyed the fact that work seemed to dialogue back to us. The lines form a visual and auditory experience for what is happening at a particular moment in time. The kenetic energy of the work engages the viewer in an increased sense of awareness of the landscape.

The first morning we discovered the lines drooping we were concerned that we hadn't tensioned the knots enough. Our hearts were deflated yet we decided to continue with our work and return to tie the loose threads again later.

Yet by 10am the lines had retracted to a tensioned position again. 

instead of being a fault in the work it became an added bonus because it meant that all of the threaded ties move. Not just the plastic tape which flutters in the wind the builders line also changes position throughout the day.