Rochelle Cant
Lei
Pumice and paper
1998
Photography by Julia Brooke-White

Artist's Statement

'Known by the body before it is articulated by the mind...work that speaks in physical rather than conceptual terms.' Martin Puryear

My work is predominantly process orientated, more 'blue collar craftsmanship' than 'white collar conceptualism'. I work with basic materials and techniques and aim to create something elegant and ephemeral.

I am inspired by work whose beauty lies in the ordinary sensibilities and simple solutions, and work which glorifies workmanship and labour. My process generally involves repetition of a fundamental technique on a material. This ritual-like repetition hopefully exalts a banal material and technique.