GHOST OF ITSELF

Roksanda store
December - February 2023

9 French Place
May 2023

Ghost of Itself is an installation of two freestanding sculptures which spiral outwards in opposite directions. They are similar but not mirror images. In both, one wave radiates outward from a coiled centre, with each spine reaching different limit points. These irregular rotations generate undulating forms which ripple in multiple directions. A nodal pushes up, distorting the tight membrane of each section and plots unwinding swirls through the segments.  

The work takes its inspiration from the deep ocean, the abyss where until relatively recently it was thought that no life forms existed. In reality, it is full of life which has evolved to withstand extreme conditions. The organisms in these depths have even developed the ability to glow in the dark since there is no other light. When approached by a predator some of these creatures will shed off the outer layer of their skin leaving behind an illuminated ghostly replica of themselves in the hope that in the confusion they can escape.

This work was originally on display at the Roksanda store in London. You can read the ICON interview here with Grace Woodcock and Roksanda Ilinčić published in the 20th birthday issue in 2023.

Photos from Installation at 9 French Place, photo credit Studio Adamson