Cosmic Serpent

Can’t Do Tomorrow Festival, 2020

The Cosmic Serpent. She is the creative life force that flows through us, connecting us all. I feel her most when I am most alive; when I’m dancing, when I’m creating, when I’m laughing, when I’m loving and when I am silent. This installation is my largest to date, spanning over 3 levels of The Facility heritage building in Kensington. It was both the most challenging and the most meaningful piece I have ever made. I spoke often with my friend James about bringing the cosmic serpent to life in a sculpture but I had no idea how I was going to go about making such a piece, how I would even begin to capture this feeling in the physical form. When I began this installation 2 months ago, I couldn’t have told you what is was going to look like. A little overwhelmed by the size of the space, I decided I was best to just start by making shapes and allow the piece to reveal itself naturally. It was a week before the festival opened where I had this incredible moment of realisation. I had subconsciously created the cosmic serpent by just allowing it to create itself. I can’t describe what an incredibly beautiful and sincere moment that was for me. The day I finished the piece, James left this world. This one is for you my friend. You are the cosmic serpent. Your laughter and light will live on in our hearts forever.

Stainless Steel, Paper, Corflute