a winter beach is a good place for seeing clearly
‘a winter beach is a good place for seeing clearly’
A space that’s accessible and breathable
Everything underneath, exposed
Holding and cracking you open
It’s distance, rushing in at you
When holding your hat on or getting your towel to sit flat in the wind, an
Intensity is ready to release you at any moment
Anxious and playful
The calm before the storm is exemplified at the winter beach
It’s the edge you’re about to fall off but it’s the seam that seals everything in, this immaculate meeting. A place of nostalgia, potential and possibility. A brief window where the answers are obvious, where you must struggle to grab it before it runs away, like the dream that is with you when you wake up and then it tucks back under again and the day goes on.
The winter beach is a good place for seeing clearly
a winter beach is a good place for seeing clearly navigates the confusion caused by overwhelm and distraction.
In this suite of sculptural works, some vibrate, oscillate, bubble, and dig gently into our backs, mimicking the ways in which we self-soothe, manipulate and isolate portions of the body to find focus and relief. Through these works, Nat considers the tangle of psychological and physical methods used in order to shift our brain's state into more productive frequencies. Carefully crafted forms made from steel, aluminium and beech timber pull inspiration from aloe vera plants and sea anemones, merging with the sporadic and mechanical hum of self-care appliances including a foot spa and a handheld massage gun.
List of works:
in the dawn of a most stormy life (series of 3 sculptural works)
2024
steel, beech timber, brass, massage gun, 760x1600x740
for a source of feeling whole (1/4) (2/4) and (3/4) (series of 3 paper works) 2024
pastel, graphite pencil on drafting film, 915x1200mm
beyond the sea, I long to see, I long to see
2024
aluminium, stainless, foot spa, water, 1500 x 980 x 250mm
cold feet
2024
oscillating pedestal fan, flannel, ice cube trays, dimensions variable
I almost fell off my chair!
2023
beech timber, stainless steel, brass, 880x430x825mm
the option is there
2024
steel, buttweld dome caps, snap fastener halves, 1770x480x660mm
the option
2024
textile, foam, snap fastener halves, 1770x480mm
I would never tread with confidence of anything but failure (partial installation)
2023
White Ash timber, ball bearing, brass, 1790x770x1415mm
the immaculate meeting
2024
aluminium rod, DC motors, two wool duster heads, ping pong ball, hypnotic bounce ball, dimensions variable