The Cage

Marts looks at the cage: it's inviting and terrifying and so she can't tear herself away from it. It's broken as well so Marta can impose her own meaning on it. And it can keep those meanings for many years. But beware! The cage has its own shadows which can haunt and entrap you too.

The Spinning Shade (2002), digital video, duration 26 sec.

"The Cage" (2002), black and white photograph


The Cage (2002), Degree Show, detail, 7 Drawings of Shadows Trapped in a Wall paper. Chalk on wall paper, dimensions variable.


The Cage (2002), extract from sketch book.


Shadow of the Cage (2003), chalk on paper, 4.80m x 1.50m.




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