Ode to a Cello hypha-gallery-catford She gently lays the child

She gently lays the child on a piece of sky

revealing new details and dimensions

I remember touching

Creating the work was a slow

I dove into a playful material exploration through the various interactions of glaze chemistry

Ode to a Cello hypha-gallery-catford She gently lays the childOde to a cello is a nod to Claes Oldenburgs Soft Viola (2002) made in collaboration with his wife and creative partner Coosje van Bruggen. The instrument as a body The body as an instrument The first strings were gut. The first rope was plant fibre and sinew. Long before the instrument there was the animal, revered, depicted on cave walls with care, approached with ceremony. Somewhere that reverence became use. The body was strung and the cosmic