This work was commissioned by Extrartis and DOM Art Residens and produced during a two-week residency at Relais La Rupe in Sorrento, Italy. 

In this piece, I have spread filler across the surface using a scraper, allowing it to distribute naturally according to the properties of the material. I then made a drawing in the wet filler – two crossing lines.  This reminds me of how we at the residency meet for a short period of time, get to know and learn from each other,  before we all go our separate ways.

Spread is a compilation of work made by spreading the filler along the depth of the rim with a scrape. Letting a single action shape the result is reminiscent of Richard Serra's Verb List. It functioned as a kind of manifest for Serra's way of producing sculptures. To spread is on the list. It's about making art by exposing a matter to different types of forces.