Shell Sculpture

Artist Statement 

This sculpture was inspired by the formal and narrative qualities associated with a conch shell. These objects are inanimate, and thus have no life to them I am fascinated to emulate the movement and flow of these objects. The Conch shells’ swirling crown combined with the interior space is reminiscent of a form exploding open. The scale of this sculpture is much smaller than the actual object itself to give this object a smaller, more delicate detailing of the object it represents. The conch shell once provided shelter for a delicate living form at the bottom of the crushing abyss. My sculpture translates these observations to visually communicate ideas about fragility in the natural world.