My sculptural practice is grounded in the volcanic landscape of Nevis and in the materials produced through working within it. Volcanic stone forms the basis of much of the work, used in different states: carved directly, reduced to dust, accumulated, buried and reconstituted.
Material removed through carving is frequently retained and returned to subsequent works. Stone dust becomes surface, structure or aggregate, allowing processes of subtraction and accumulation to operate simultaneously. Forms are developed through repeated acts of carving, construction, burial, excavation and abrasion rather than through a predetermined image.
This movement between geological material and constructed form is central to the work. I am interested in what happens when material is removed, displaced and returned, and in how those processes complicate distinctions between natural formation, fabricated object and archaeological remains.
The studio is based on Nevis in the Caribbean
Enquires: kmechar@gmail.com