
Caro Pattle
Soft Pipes, play on, 2023
Textile, galvanised steel
120 x 50 x 50 cm
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'Soft Pipes, play on' reimagines a prehistoric stone-hewn vessel in lush blue velvet. Created using a time-intensive process of knotting velvet to create a dense organic surface, the vessel combines...
'Soft Pipes, play on' reimagines a prehistoric stone-hewn vessel in lush blue velvet. Created using a time-intensive process of knotting velvet to create a dense organic surface, the vessel combines a historic form with a contemporary material, divesting the object of its original function. The title of the work is derived from the English Romantic poet John Keats' 1819 poem 'Ode on a Grecian urn.' While the original poem refers to musical pipes in a scene painted onto the surface of a Grecian vessel, Pattle recontextualises the line to describe the material properties of her vessel. Pattle's vessel playfully muddles culture and material within the framework of an anthropogenic material culture.
Provenance
Melbourne Now 2023 ExhibitionExhibitions
Gone to the Beach Exhibition, for Fin Gallery3
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