Surface Tension   is a surrealist exploration of the human-caused threats of climate change and the fossil fuel industry, with vibrant and complex coral reef assemblages that appear to bleach white, dissolve and drip down the wall.   all images ©
       
     
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   Surface Tension   is a surrealist exploration of the human-caused threats of climate change and the fossil fuel industry, with vibrant and complex coral reef assemblages that appear to bleach white, dissolve and drip down the wall.   all images ©
       
     

Surface Tension is a surrealist exploration of the human-caused threats of climate change and the fossil fuel industry, with vibrant and complex coral reef assemblages that appear to bleach white, dissolve and drip down the wall.

all images © courtney mattison

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Surface Tension — 2

2020

147 x 118 x 25 cm (58 x 46 x 10 in)

glazed stoneware + porcelain

Surface Tension — 3
       
     
Surface Tension — 3

2020

79 x 63 x 16 cm (31 x 25 x 6 in)

glazed stoneware + porcelain

Surface Tension — 4
       
     
Surface Tension — 4

2020

100 x 142 x 30 cm (39 x 56 x 12 in)

glazed stoneware + porcelain

Surface Tension — 5
       
     
Surface Tension — 5

2020

128 x 91 x 18 cm (50 x 36 x 7 in)

glazed stoneware + porcelain

Surface Tension — 6
       
     
Surface Tension — 6

2020

65 x 37 x 26 cm (25½ x 14½ x 10 in)

glazed stoneware + porcelain

Surface Tension — 7
       
     
Surface Tension — 7

2020

233 x 162 x 32 cm (92 x 64 x 12½ in)

glazed stoneware + porcelain

Surface Tension — 8
       
     
Surface Tension — 8

2020

100 x 106 x 18 cm (39 x 42 x 7 in)

glazed stoneware + porcelain

Surface Tension — 9
       
     
Surface Tension — 9

2020

85 x 65 x 16 cm (33½ x 25½ x 6 in)

glazed stoneware + porcelain

Surface Tension — 10
       
     
Surface Tension — 10

2020

68 x 63 x 26 cm (27 x 25 x 10 in)

glazed stoneware + porcelain

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Surface Tension — 11

2020

106 x 90 x 15 cm (42 x 35½ x 6 in)

glazed stoneware + porcelain

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Surface Tension — 12

2021

81 x 61 x 20 cm (32 x 24 x 8 in) - approximate

glazed stoneware + porcelain

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SURFACE TENSION – 13

2021

94 x 145 x 36 cm (37 x 57 x 14 in)

glazed stoneware + porcelain

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SURFACE TENSION — 14

2021

91 x 97 x 20 cm (36 x 38 x 8 in) - approximate

glazed stoneware + porcelain

SURFACE TENSION — 15
       
     
SURFACE TENSION — 15

2021

58 x 36 x 25 cm (23 x 14 x 10 in)

glazed stoneware + porcelain

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