These sounds have been drawn out from a single honey jar. It has undergone a process whereby thin layers have been sandblasted off its surface in consecutive stages. In between each layer of sandblasting the jars would emit subtle nuances in tone if one were to play them - by running ones finger continuously along the rim. Subsequently up to eleven individual tones were extracted through this process from this single jar to create its own soundtrack. 'As these vessels move towards the emptiness they hold, their 'voice' has been preserved'. 

The work grew out of a desire to bring an object to a state as close to nothing as possible, trying to find the edges of something and nothing.  Jars are beautiful things.  I often buy jars not so much for their contents but for their form, their fit in the hand.  I see this work as being metaphorical of the body.  The notion of what it means to be empty is something I have been exploring and wrestling with in other areas of practice.  Whilst my adherence to process reflects a deep fascination with how a work originates, I am also drawn to the eschatological.

There are currently 11 jars in the series. Sound mixed by Adam Jones.

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