NIGEL BRIDGES cabinetmaker and artist craftsman

ESCAPE: 2001
Native oak with ebony and walnut detail
13½" x 12½" x 11½" high
£1900 (postage and packaging is £20 within UK)

The figure 'morphing' from the computer screen is straining to hit the escape button on the keyboard. Depressing this sprung key pushes up the lid so that it can be opened. When open a message is revealed. We cannot escape - we have created a circular argument. This is a simile for advancement. Whilst we might hanker after a bygone age the reality is that we have to master the one we find ourselves in.

 

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