MAPPING MONOTONY

For the exhibition Mapping Monotony, Phillips meticulously embedded fine gauge steel wire into the wall’s surface, creating a delicate yet immersive three-dimensional drawing. Pressed into the wall like a drawn line lifted into space, the wire blurred the boundaries between drawing and sculpture, permanence and impermanence. The installation reinterpreted the irregular imprint of a kitchen grease stain, transforming an ephemeral trace of daily life into a lasting sculptural presence.

By highlighting the overlooked and discarded, the work uncovered hidden patterns within the seemingly inconsequential. Through repetition and accumulation, it captured the quiet significance of fleeting moments, elevating the mundane into something meditative and enduring.