Dead Run

The sailing terminology, Dead Run - meaning the wind is coming directly from behind, is the title of the installation.  Conceptually, Dead Run is a personal response informed by my husband’s passion for sailing and the tragic loss of his presence at the helm that rendered the surviving family members overboard and at the mercy of the sea. Each family member is represented by a unique clay interpretation of a boat buoy. The boat buoys are vessels, semiotic actors which are being impacted by whirlpools of waves symbolising the trauma constantly engulfing each family member. The uniqueness of the boat buoy is suggestive of how trauma presents differently in everyone.