Monday, 16 June 2025

Open Casket and progeny of Open Casket?

I think I am pretty much 'there' for Open Casket. I added a 'head', which was uneventful - it looks like a bit of a weird fold of fabric, but I think it's enough to even up the proportions and generally suggest the right shape. I took some suitably moody photos for Insta, and I think it is ready to ship (literally)



I don't think the projection is going to work with it any more, and I'm not sure it's necessary either - I think it looks old and dry and mummified, adding ripples will probably just make it look damp and soggy and putrid... I think the new fabric texture says enough anyhow, especially with the edges frayed...

I'm quite pleased with the ripples though, and I like how they form the shape of a person when there are lots, and how it disappears when they die away... It's an interesting metaphor for the transience of life in it's own right... So I'm thinking I'll take it along as a separate piece, and it can either get installed, or I can take it home again, it's no big issue to do.

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