Black Cloud

2009

magnetised canvas, acrylic, pine stretcher, 15,000+ polished steel pins
510H x 1015W x 40mmD

Series: Magnetic Fields

A black monochrome, skimmed across the white canvas, hosts a pelt of magnetised steel pins.  Where the dark surface attracts and absorbs, the pins refract and reflect light, and creep off the canvas edge, casting jagged shadows on the wall.  A darkened landscape, Black Cloud supports a glittering and fragile silver lining.