“A-Z”
Keith Wong
2 Apr → 17 Apr 2004

There is no denying the significance of the written word. Cemented with linguistic purpose, the letterform functions as a vehicle of meaning. Its material status vehemently real through its grounding in semiotic reality. However, despite its concrete character, the letterform is vulnerable; susceptible to new and expanded readings. This exposure of vulnerability conceals any literalism, whilst at the same time revealing an elusive and transient experience of meaning that permeates through to the shifting surface of our perception.

A-Z is a large three-dimensional work constructed from balsa wood. The seemingly disordered composition and the severe fracturing of forms within the piece are compensated by the intersection of two conventions: The grid, a system of structure, and the alphabet, a system of meaning.

Keith Wong is currently undertaking a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) at Monash University.

Photography by Christian Capurro