The Ecstasy

This work is part of a long running exploration of drapery as a metaphor for human experiences.  The drapery stands in for the removed body, referring to the longstanding artistic tradition of the draped figure. This work in particular refers to Bernini's The Ecstasy of St Teresa. The recent works have shown the drapery as an intervention in nature. The basic components of the fabric come from nature but have been processed to a point where the product, the drapery, overlays or intrudes on nature, separate from nature, signifying human intervention even in the wildest and remote places.