at Rest

https://www.triennalebeaufort.be/en/beaufort-rest
2024
Cast bronze tiles and weathering steel
6’ x 10’ x 10’

In this public permanent commission, I collaborated with Nieuwpoort, Belgium residents, molding hundreds of palm impressions into bronze tiles, immortalizing their handprints. Inside the artwork, these handprints embrace visitors, prompting reflection on commemoration and mortality. The title "at Rest" symbolizes relaxation and acknowledgment of time's passage.

Bronze tiles cast from the palms of Nieuwpoort residents form a circular enclosure in this permanent public artwork. The handprints, arranged to embrace visitors as they enter the space, evoke a sense of collective memory, commemoration, and mortalit
Bronze tiles cast from the palms of Nieuwpoort residents form a circular enclosure in this permanent public artwork. The handprints, arranged to embrace visitors as they enter the space, evoke a sense of collective memory, commemoration, and mortalit
Bronze tiles cast from the palms of Nieuwpoort residents form a circular enclosure in this permanent public artwork. The handprints, arranged to embrace visitors as they enter the space, evoke a sense of collective memory, commemoration, and mortalit
Bronze tiles cast from the palms of Nieuwpoort residents form a circular enclosure in this permanent public artwork. The handprints, arranged to embrace visitors as they enter the space, evoke a sense of collective memory, commemoration, and mortalit
Bronze tiles cast from the palms of Nieuwpoort residents form a circular enclosure in this permanent public artwork. The handprints, arranged to embrace visitors as they enter the space, evoke a sense of collective memory, commemoration, and mortalit
Bronze tiles cast from the palms of Nieuwpoort residents form a circular enclosure in this permanent public artwork. The handprints, arranged to embrace visitors as they enter the space, evoke a sense of collective memory, commemoration, and mortalit
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