An inland soul at sea by Sen McGlinn and Sonja van Kerkhoff, 2003

An inland soul at sea 2003. Each of the 19 resin forms is approximately 30 x 20 x 10 cm. The 10 minute soundscape that accompanies these hanging forms, incorporates music by Ben Koen & Joe Fiedler (from the "Reliance" cd) (U.S.A.), and by Brenda Liddard and Mark Laurent (from their "Stations of the Cross" cd) (New Zealand). listen to hear 4 minutes of this at a low quality. "An inland soul at sea" the title for this work, is a phrase from a poem by the American Emily Dickinson. 19 boat-like forms suspended in crocheted nets hang like a fleet of floating forms. Each 'boat-form' is a differing shade of translucence and is prism-like, bending and distorting the light. When hung inside they are lit from underneath so shadows are created on the walls and ceiling. The materials are nylon cord (length about 2 metres) and cast resin forms (each is about 50 cm in the longest dimension and each weighs about 200 grams.

Exhibited in during the 9 Dragonheads Environments Arts Symposium, Cheong-Ju City Art Gallery, South Korea. April 2004. The two sculptures on the wall are by other artists. The objects swayed when walked under and so did the shadows.

Other "Land art related" works Inland Soul at Sea, also installed during the 9 Dragonheads festival. Fruits of the Earth, spiral cut out of a dried grass area inserted with plastic flowers, 2003. With fire we test the gold and with gold we test our servants, 2003, wooden sculpture made during a Sculpture Symposium in a park in a village in Northern Romania. Inspiration, 2001, paintings on shaped canvas laid over a floor. Just pour les oiseaux (Strictly for the birds), 2001, installations and performances during a walk through a forest setting led by a guide. Onder vier ogen (Between you and me) , 2001, mask-forms hung on trees, with texts and images in the orifices. The Living Creature, 1999, performances by seven artists and one child in a rose garden in a public park in London. Memorials, 1996-2001, ceramic tiles laid into the earth. Te Koru Iwa, 1996, fire drawing at the Oerol Arts Festival, The Netherlands. Letters van de Levende, 1996, 19 batikked flags along the ridge of sand dunes during the Oerol Arts Festival.

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