Swarm
Installation, 2003.
Installation of thousands of blued steel tacks and cast gold
Swarm is a dense mass of blue steel carpet tacks that spread across the surface of wall, ceiling or furniture resembling a dense body of insects or a spreading mould; an insistent and insidious growth. The individual tacks hold a great attraction for me. I find beauty in each one and am charmed by their simplicity. Swarm evolved naturally from time spent considering them and references other works in which I utilise household objects.