Kim Henkel
Artist Statement

My sculpture is a result of a physical process of spontaneous digging and marking in clay, with my hands like an act of blind faith. I create the negative void that is ever present in this life full of ambiguity. I fill the dark, cold space with materials then painstakingly peel away the soft layers of clay on the outside until the solid form is exposed like an excavation. The expressive object is a fossil expression of the complexity of our desires, fears and expectations. The layers of clay are recycled over and over again as a foundation for more digging and building more sculpture. When my will tries to control the negative space, the results are in the forms of fierce substances. But when I push with spontaneous marks of blind faith, a wonderful evolution of objects appears.


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