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Richard Mackness, 'To the four winds'. Richard works in dualities. Creating sculpture based on his observations of opposing theologies, ideals or qualities around him. Along the Thames, near WINTER SUCLPTURE PARK, sea containers wash ashore at Tilbury - modern icons of global trade. Beneath their corrugated steel cladding lie echoes of classical architecture, yet culture and identity are swept aside by consumerism’s relentless tide. Here Richard plays with shifting meanings: the ancient temple, the steel box, the overgrown remains of a former empire. Time and tide have transformed the container into stone; an abandoned tomb gazing out to sea. And for those curious enough to look inside, a secret answer awaits through the peep hole.
By Meg Stuart, Kieran IdleRichard Mackness, 'To the four winds'. Richard works in dualities. Creating sculpture based on his observations of opposing theologies, ideals or qualities around him. Along the Thames, near WINTER SUCLPTURE PARK, sea containers wash ashore at Tilbury - modern icons of global trade. Beneath their corrugated steel cladding lie echoes of classical architecture, yet culture and identity are swept aside by consumerism’s relentless tide. Here Richard plays with shifting meanings: the ancient temple, the steel box, the overgrown remains of a former empire. Time and tide have transformed the container into stone; an abandoned tomb gazing out to sea. And for those curious enough to look inside, a secret answer awaits through the peep hole.