Plinths

Plinth's play a vital role within art, they're a tool for presenting artworks. This is an exploration into utility and formality of plinths as both a tool for presentation and an artwork in of itself, delving into how the materiality, formality and associations surrounding the plinth impact perceptions through three separate investigations.

Plinth that appears to be crushed and cracking

White plinth and clay combined to create the illusion that the plinth is squashed (Front View)

White plinth and clay combined to create the illusion that the plinth is squashed (Back view)

White plinth and clay combined to create the illusion that the plinth is squashed (Left side)

Plinth deconstructed into panels and transformed into abstract pointed form oriented into a circle (Side view)

Plinth deconstructed into panels and transformed into abstract pointed form oriented into a circle (Back view)

Plinth deconstructed into panels and transformed into abstract pointed form oriented into a circle (Front view)

Plinth constructed from a cut up computer motherboard

Untitled (Plinth I) is a white plinth on the bottom half, and a clay cube which was then squished to appear as if it were deformed. Aiming to explore the associations surrounding a plinths structure, strength and rigidity.

Title
Date
Size (mm)
Material

Untitled (Plinth I)
2022
148 (w) x 323 (d) x 148 (h)

MDF, Clay, Wire Mesh

Untitled (Plinth II), strips the plinth back to its bare material properties, deconstructing the side panels and turning these limited materials into a dynamic form, that distanced itself from the rigid square form of the plinth. Panels were cut into trapezoid shapes and then arranged into a circular, layered form.

Title
Date
Size (mm)
Material

Untitled (Plinth II)
2022
223 (w) x 298 (d) x 178 (h)

MDF

Trials into untraditional materials in Untitled (Plinth III) was constructed from a computer motherboard made transformed into a plinth. The components became the artwork, and the circuit board acted as the plinth, creating a shift in focus from the formality of the plinth entirely

Title
Date
Size (mm)
Material

Untitled (Plinth III)

2022

150 (w) x 195 (d) x 115 (h)

Electronic Circuit Board