The focus of the installation is a giant enlargement of a small paper sculpture of a hole in diminishing perspective, emphasised by the play of light on the torn paper.
A simple construction that the viewer can stare into and explore, a blank template awaiting to be filled with meaning and interpretation. Some have seen endings, darkness, bottomless void, bullet wound, flesh, open mouth, or Fontana’s slits. Others beginnings, pleasure dome, abstraction, gateway, frozen time, syphon and visual aid.

The construction is made of white 350 gms Archer paper held by invisible wooden frames (one per layer) fixed to the ceiling by cables. Each hole has been lovingly torn by myself, sometimes using my body as a drilling tool.

On the wall a series of 3 drawings, enlargements of A4 digital drawings from photographs; of a man and a woman looking through a small paper hole construction.

A multiple edition of a miniature paper version of the huge hole is also displayed as well as A2 and A3 posters “make your own hole”, that the audience will have the opportunity to realise in situ.

The construction of the first monumental hole was realised during an artist in heaven residency at Lagerhaus in Neufelden Austria and was consequently premiered there in April 2006. with financial support from ucca farnham research fund. See also lagerhaus rubbings in book section.

dimensions of monumental hole 7 frames of 2.40 m high x 2 ms wide each dimensions of miniature hole 9cm x 10.5 cm 6 folds plus folding cover dimensions of each drawing 2.40msx2.10m

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