Original artwork description:

Filler on board, oak panel
My works are not painted but cast in oak panels using standard wall filler.

This is the third work in the Stone Conversations series. The first part of being in a family is guided by instinct, while the offspring grow up. It’s described in the genetic code and is, in that way, a product of language. Not only does our conscious self use language, but our biological bodies and the subconscious do so. Language's primary function is mastering material reality by introducing boundaries and structures. Family as a concept is also supported by language in inheritance, succession and various matters of law. These follow us through our entire lives. Other rules are unspoken but inscribed in culture; the things that are expected of us as family members. As such, family can be understood as a master signifier. It’s the part of language that can’t be deduced or rationally explained. That just is—the mute or blind spots of language.

Materials used:

Filler on board, oak panel, stone

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