| A different type of topography inhabits the floor of the gallery. Deep blue water runs from underneath the wall, twists and turns creating rivulets and pools, seeping into the adjacent gallery. To create this work, Shechet has developed a method for literally casting water. Cast in rubber, the piece is a nearly inconceivable map of motion, beautifully managing to capture transition. Pieced together into a blanket of individual casts, each element is like a fingerprint of a moment, Impossible to reproduce. Yet, the title CASTING WATER infers an action and acknowledges our inability to contain the things that surround us. With a spontaineity not unlike Richard Serra's flung metal casts of corners, the form is dictated by the process. There is a beauty to that which is fleeting, and Shechet's impulse steers clear of a need to possess. Rather, her work encourages us to pay attention and then let go. Anne Ellegood from FLOWERS FOUND CATALOGUE |
