Mali Morris
Concertina , 2020
Perspex cube, acrylic paint, heavy folded watercolour paper
20x20x20cm
Copyright The Artist
This ‘Concertina’ will remain only half open, and silent; the front is boldly vivid, but the viewer only glimpses the many other colours that lie within. The rhythmic relationship between...
This ‘Concertina’ will remain only half open, and silent; the front is boldly vivid, but the viewer only glimpses the many other colours that lie within. The rhythmic relationship between the squares and circles takes the place of song, and gives the work a joyful aspect, a humility, and a playfulness.
Its lighthearted appearance however gives way to a more sober moment with the dedications inscribed on the inside. As the artist explains: “W.E.M., B.M., and J.McL.: my father William Elidir Morris, my sister-in-law Bernadette Morris, and my friend John McLean, all had Parkinson’s. I made this work in their memory.”
Its lighthearted appearance however gives way to a more sober moment with the dedications inscribed on the inside. As the artist explains: “W.E.M., B.M., and J.McL.: my father William Elidir Morris, my sister-in-law Bernadette Morris, and my friend John McLean, all had Parkinson’s. I made this work in their memory.”