Original Creative Work

Theorem

Elizabeth Presa

MEJIA Gallery, Melbourne, Australia | Published : 2022

Abstract

Theorem: an exhibition comprised of 11 figurative sculptures cast in plaster that shed light on series of philosophical propositions in the in work of philosopher Michel Serres,.entitled Statues: A Second Foundation. The sculpture exhibition gives a material form to a series of philosophical concerns regrading the origins of sculpture and the interconnections between sculpture as idol, as theological transgression in the 3 monotheistic religions of the book, as embodiment of death, and in recent scientific research. Through an aesthetic engagement with materials, abstract concepts are given a palpably tactile and visual form. Image of exhibition attached. A paper discussing the connection t..

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