Impossible Shapes (Paperweights) - Set A & Set B, 2012, Clay (Raku fired) with glaze, various dimensions
An impossible object is a 2-dimensional figure, which is instantly interpreted as a representation of a 3-dimensional object. Upon further inspection, we see that it is not geometrically possible for such an object to exist. This creates a contradiction, between what we perceive and what we know to be true, leaving the viewer in a state of Aporia. My practice deals very closely with the cognitive dissonance that occurs at moments where our mind fluctuates between intuition and logic. I want my work to exist in the superposition of these two states, so that this mindset can lead us to a higher understanding of the subject. By definition, an impossible shape is one that can not exist in real space, so to look at it is always confounding. In this series, I work directly within these spaces, to try to realize something that is unrealizable.
Impossible Shape z, 2011, Clay (Raku fired) with glaze, 4 x 4.5 x 4.5 in.
Impossible Shape bb, 2011, Clay (Raku fired) with glaze, 4 x 3.5 x 4 in.
Impossible Shape h, 2011, Clay (Raku fired) with glaze, 3.5 x 4 x 4 in.
Impossible Shape o, 2011, Clay (Raku fired) with glaze, 4 x 3.5 x 4 in.
Impossible Shape k, 2011, Clay (Raku fired) with glaze, 4 x 4 x 4 in.
Impossible Shape p, 2011, Clay (Raku fired) with glaze, 1 x 3.5 x 4 in.
Impossible Shape j, 2011, Clay (Raku fired) with glaze, 4.5 x 4.5 x 3 in.
Impossible Shape b, 2011, Clay (Raku fired) with glaze, 4 x 3.5 x 4 in.
Impossible Shape e, 2011, Clay (Raku fired) with glaze, 4 x 2 x 2 in.
Impossible Shape u, 2011, Clay (Raku fired) with glaze, 4 x 3.5 x 4 in.
Impossible Shape g, 2011, Clay (Raku fired) with glaze, 4 x 3.5 x 3.5 in.
Impossible Shape n, 2011, Clay (Raku fired) with glaze, 2.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 in.
Impossible Shape c, 2011, Clay (Raku fired) with glaze, 4.5 x 3 x 3 in.
Impossible Shape y, 2011, Clay (Raku fired) with glaze, 2 x 4 x 3 in.
Impossible Shape aa, 2011, Clay (Raku fired) with glaze, 4 x 3.5 x 4 in.
Impossible Shape w, 2011, Clay (Raku fired) with glaze, 4 x 3.5 x 4 in.
Impossible Shape m, 2011, Clay (Raku fired) with glaze, 4.5 x 4.5 x 4.5 in.
Impossible Shape d, 2011, Clay (Raku fired) with glaze, 1 x 3.5 x 3.5 in.
Impossible Shape t, 2011, Clay (Raku fired) with glaze, 4 x 4.5 x 3 in.