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2004

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Bruce Slatter

Artist Statement

The sculpture explores the expectation and potential of everyday objects and structures from the urban environment. Ideas of endeavour, anxiety, apprehension and empathy are prevalent in the work through the carefully constructed miniatures sited within possible scenarios.

By diminishing the scale, the work attempts to intensify focus, to distil the essence and, meaning of an object, while still retaining its original form.

The diorama casts the viewer as participant, reminding them of familiar and shared experiences and as witness by providing an all seeing perspective and understanding.

Courtesy of Galerie Dusseldorf

Materials

wood, metal, paint

Dimensions

30 x 50 x 60 cm

Merit

WSSP Winner; Finalist

Artist Talk

Judges

Judges of the 2004 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize: Wayne Tunnicliffe (Curator of Contemporary Australian Art at Art Gallery of NSW) and Ken Unsworth (Sculptor).

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