EXPLORATIVE
Rudiments
Rudiments
A rudiment, in biological terms, is an undeveloped or immature part or organ – an unfinished beginning. The collection speaks to rudimentary materials that can be cut and modified, added to or removed and worked with quickly. These materials seem almost primitive, stemming from George’s experience as a boy scout in Johannesburg crafting 60-foot towers out of only two materials – poles and rope. The pieces within Rudiments – and the collaborations to come – encourage us to abandon displays of skill for pure creativity, destabilising expected outcomes and aesthetic ideals to embrace the unknown.
Pioneering Console Table
A commission for Mint Gallery in London, the Pioneering Console Table takes inspiration from architectural models and primitive building materials – sticks and string – that underpin the Rudiments Collection. Presented with a defunct solid walnut CD rack made by E15, George sought to retain the form of the object while transforming its purpose and context by re-imagining it into a tabletop supported by a pair of beacon towers.
Preservation Cabinet
The Preservation Cabinet was a commission for Mint Gallery in London. The original antique cabinet, a victim of an accident in which it lost its legs, was preserved in its damaged state rather than attempting a repeat and erasing its history. The drawers were lined with salt crystals – another method of preservation – evoking a sense of time having passed through it. Drawing on the theme of sticks and string, the cabinet is suspended within a scaffold, referencing a historic building undergoing restoration.
