Gill Gatfield – Cliffhanger

Cliffhanger 2010

Poised precariously at a cliff edge, Cliffhanger refers to a film technique where the hero is exposed and left hanging in a hazardous situation.  An hourglass, neither empty nor full, the barbed text waivers between heroic leap and authorial pause, a screensaver or placeholder for the next act.  Unrestrained, the wire recoils and abandons form, reverting to its origins like a spring.

Sculpture in the Park 2010, Waikato Sculpture Trust NZ
E-Scape 2010, Waikato Sculpture Trust NZ

Series: Wire Works