Armored Travel Case for Reformatted Broadcast
In this sculpture the ephemeral and fragile is armored for survival and fitted for travel. The steel casing and straps manifest an object that lives in a defensive posture, ready to deflect blows and escape threats. Inside is a tensioned walnut wood carapace in the form of the 57th Hexagram of the I-Ching which stands for "The Gentle, Penetrating Wind", a softening layer which switches the surface to one where patience and appreciation are implied after harsher defenses are stripped away.
Contact the artist: ctmoraga@gmail.com
Or see the artist’s website: palimpsesteum.com
Width: 10in
Depth: 6in
Clayton Moraga
Just as my consciousness is formed through the accretion of awareness, thought, and memory;
the creation and form of my work is an evocation of the depth and layers of my consciousness. The exterior of my sculptures is a form inspired by an interior sculpture, that immediate interior is itself one of successive layers of manifested concepts, each inspired by the deeper layers.
I start with a core element – an artifact of my emotions or ideas – then I build a sculpture around that, then another around that, then more. The static idea of sculpture can then become a living expression – simulacrum of an evolving consciousness. Time and experience inspire successive new layers. It is never completed. It can only be put aside or released to the world outside the studio. Outside of my control it can gain new layers from interaction with the environment of future owners, or if discarded, decay and gradually reveal the layers it contains until gone.
Email: ctmoraga@gmail.com
Website: palimpsesteum.com
Instagram: claytonmoraga
