JWM: Object Q is a series of eight wall hung sculptures made from canvas stretcher bars (the sub-frame usually used as a support for paintings). The bars are arranged in various combinations to form a range of minimal geometric structures. I then painted them with graphite paint, which I make by grinding the carbon-based element into fluid mediums. These austere forms are soften by the addition of t-shirt hems, also coated with graphite, which seemingly binding the bars together. Conceptually the works explore ongoing concerns of touch and the proximity between bodies and materials. The t-shirt hems were taken from clothing of my own, as well as donations from my boyfriend, friends, and family. This introduces a domestic and sensual element to the work, which is at odds with the cold, detached objectivity often associated with minimalism[4].  

[4] Chave, A. C., 1990. Minimalism and the Rhetoric of Power. (originally published in Arts magazine, Jan 1990) [online]