Combining details and materials referencing classical ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian sculptures with subtleties observed from daily life, Thomas J Price explores societal expectations and assumptions, whilst considering the space created between the viewer and the work itself.
Moments Contained
2022
12ft, Bronze
Moments Contained reconfigures the same fictional character of Price’s nine-foot sculpture Reaching Out in a new scale and pose, highlighting further the subtle shifts in presentation and perception that resonate throughout the artist’s practice. Price purposefully chooses not to portray specific people but instead presents imaginary, constructed characters. His works focus our attention on the systemic marginalization inherent to public monuments, through the artist’s hybrid approach of traditional sculpting and intuitive digital technology.
In the Summer of 2023 Moments Contained was placed outside of Rotterdam Central Station as a permanent piece of public artwork, funded by the Droom en Daad Foundation.