I wanted to escape from the boundary of the skin and to acknowledge the body as a place of transformation. The 

 really got going when I realised I could describe the space of the body as a matrix formed from 8 lengths of stainless steel and with a loose set of rules: one end of each T-connection should always be on the skin surface, and the rods should be as orthogonal to the original skin surface as possible. As the work progressed, it achieved tension, and a minimum member rule arose, which involved using the least amount of material necessary to convey the attitude of the body, while still allowing it to stand. Each 

 is an attempt to separate the subtle body from the material body; to abstract an attitude and expose it to light and space. It is a diagnostic instrument; both a receiver and a transmitter.

Domains

, 1999, mild steel bar 4 mm × 4 mm × 70 mm, 191 × 59 × 34 cm. Photograph by Stephen White & Co., London.

Domain I

, 1999, 4mm square mild steel bar, 191.5 × 57.5 × 34 cm. Photograph by Stephen White & Co., London.

Domain III

, 1999, 4 mm square mild steel bar, 191.5 × 57.5 × 34 cm. Photograph by Stephen White & Co., London.

Domain IV

, 1999, 4 mm square mild steel bar, 81 × 59 × 63 cm. Photograph by Stephen White & Co., London. 

Domain VIII

, 2000, 6 mm mild steel bar, 165 × 160 × 80 cm. Photograph by Stephen White & Co., London. 

Domain XI

, 2001, 4.76 mm square stainless steel bar, 192 × 50 × 30 cm. Photograph by Stephen White & Co., London.

Domain XXIV

, 2003, 4.76 mm square stainless steel bar, 175 × 52 × 20 cm. Photograph by Stephen White & Co., London.

Domain XXIX

, 2002/3, 4.76 mm square stainless steel bar, 173 × 76 × 46 cm. Photograph by Stephen White & Co., London.

Domain XXXI Suzanne Hargreaves

, 2003, 4.76 mm square stainless steel bar, 186 × 69 × 35 cm. Photograph by Stephen White & Co., London.

Domains

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