Cerith Wyn Evans a.k.a, 2015 3 obsidians, aluminum Φ30 x 1.3 cm, Φ30 x 1.3 cm, Φ18 x 1.1 cm Cerith Wyn Evans (1958-) is a conceptual artist based in London whom produces installations and sculptures through the use of mixed media in the manner of neon, steel, text, photographs, and sound. His poetic and elegant works appeal strongly to the vision, presenting a unique perspective on the human senses and system of perception in response to existences and concepts that are both intangible and autonomous -embers and light, fragments of novels and poetry, time and space. “a.k.a” (2015) is a work that appropriates obsidian, a substance used from medieval times in the creation of Scrying mirrors. Faces reflected on the polished surface are faintly distorted as a consequence of the subtle irregularities of the stone. Through citing contexts of astrology and rituals that remain inherent within the material, a new relationship between the stone and the viewers is conceived.
