25.00 GBP
Bricolage
collage on brick
12 x 5 x 3 cm
332 gram
Thames river found brick with ceramic fragment prints
The ceramic shards that the tide reveals on the Thames foreshore tell the story of the London metropolis from the Roman times to today. Broken pottery, glass, metal, and earthenware fragments with their different colours, and patterns flow with the river and are deposited on its banks by the tide.
I've photographed some of my ceramic finds, printed and layered them on this brick,which is one of many found on the Thames river banks. Some bricks have been discarded by the building trade, others come from the time of WWII when many London buildings were destroyed by bombs.
Under several coats of clear glaze, the fragments of earthenware glimmer on this river-worn brick in a state of suspended animation: they come from diverse periods of London history and are united in an act of bricolage, or bric(k)olage, on piece of building material. The brick rests on an old piece of metal which was once part of a bridge or a barge.
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The work of artist and historian artist Lito Apostolakou hosted in Inklinks discusses narratives of time, words, memory and history. Lito uses antique papers, archival ink, vintage prints and worn stationery to create 3D collages on found objects like stones, wooden boards and writing cases.
LONDON ROCKS is a project that explores the river Thames as a historical and literary narrative. The first London Rocks installation was exhibited in the Creative Histories conference, organised by the Bristol Institute for Research in the Humanities and Arts, Bristol 19-21 July 2017.
Lito works from her home studio in Muswell Hill, London.
www.litoapostolakou.com