Remembered

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Brass, 122 x 48 x 61 cm

Aug 2026​

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Remembered transforms the disposable form of the pharmaceutical blister pack into a sculpture hand-beaten from brass. Through this shift in material, an object designed for consumption and disposal acquires the permanence of a relic. The emptied blister pockets no longer signify absence alone; they become absent presences - voids that retain the memory of bodies, acts of healing, and the invisible rituals of care embedded within everyday life.

Its upright form evokes the quiet authority of an altar stone, where repetition and emptiness become sites of contemplation. Each cavity functions like a vessel that once held something essential, inviting reflection on what remains after use. Rather than preserving medicine, the sculpture preserves its trace, suggesting that absence can possess a tangible material presence.

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The use of brass deepens this transformation. Historically associated with ritual objects and devotional practices, the metal shifts the language of pharmaceutical consumption into one of reverence and remembrance. By monumentalising the emptied blister pack, the work elevates a discarded remnant into a contemporary relic, suggesting that even the most overlooked materials can hold the weight of memory, care, and collective faith.

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