Moongate

Kings, Dukes, Generals, Ministers: Moongate series, 2022
Recycled Glass, Steel, Wood, Plaster, Perspex

The name of the Kings, Dukes, Generals, Ministers series comes from a Chinese proverb:
"Kings, dukes, generals, ministers are made and not born.”

This body of work, like the proverb, explores underestimated and overlooked heroes. With themes of potential, sustainability and actualization, it looks to recycled materials as characters on a journey to transformation. Branching from the overarching Kingdom, Dukes, Generals, Ministers (AKA Jade Series) are miniseries of Divine Beasts, Moongates, and Historical Artefacts.

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Windows to an optimistic future, the jade Moongate series reclaim industrial detritus to create metaphorical portals, showing a world beyond a throw-away society. Reshaping broken window glass into jade moongates (Chinese garden windows) using an innovative casting method, transformation and perspective are key themes of Moongate. These jade windows don’t frame specific garden sceneries but encourage the audience to imagine a green utopia for themselves when they peer through them, a utopia that might be shaped by the transformation of recycled materials.

* Moongate series is a finalist for the Gosford EMERGING 2023 Prize