Dail Behennah

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previously shown in

flow 2019

paper 2019

arc angle plane form 2019

structured 2020

monochrome 2021

gaze 2021

surface edge shadow 2022

stillness 2024  

 

ten 2026

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In Wide Horizon Dail has disrupted the weaving horizontally with the result that the blocks below the line are inverted and the shadows cast give the impression of a different colour. If you look at the work from the side a curve appears, even though the strips are all folded at right angles. This may be partly explained by the fact that the 2 sections of panel rise up to form a ridge. During the making process tiny differences between one cube and the next, when repeated, result in a flow typical of nature. 

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In Ridge and Furrow, the shadows and highlights are similar to those seen in ancient field systems which have been returned to pasture.  The weaving has been disrupted vertically 4 times. The left-hand section forms a ridge and the right-hand section a furrow. It takes some time for the eye to adjust to this. 

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Shift is the only piece Dail has made to date in which the paper strips have been marked with Indian ink. There is no change in the width of a stripe along the length of the strip, and as there is no disruption in the weaving it is easy to follow the path of a strip along its entire length. 

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The panel looks different if approached from the side. From one side it appears whiter, from the other darker, because the furthest side of each block is partly hidden. All 3 sides of blocks in the centre are visible when viewed straight on. A drawn plan can only show the straight view so oblique views of the completed 3D surface are always a surprise. 

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A logical development would be to make a new piece with marked strips in which Dail also disrupts the weaving. What would happen? Would the pattern just shift by one block? If the weave is disturbed several times, at what point would chaos ensue? 

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Dail finds the structure endlessly fascinating in its potential to create line, light and shadow and each of these pieces looks different as the light moves around them throughout the day. 

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