CHRIS SOAL

SELECTED WORKS


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Bamboo and Birch Wood Toothpicks, held in Polyurethane Sealant on Industrial Fabric on Board.
330 x 475 x 35 cm
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To sharpen our senses and soften our touch
Bamboo and Birch Wood Toothpicks, held in Polyurethane Sealant on Industrial Fabric on Board.
187 x 143 x 24 cm

To sharpen our senses and soften our touch (Detail),



The expanse (To see the world in a grain of sand)
Woodblock Impression on Eroded Sandpaper Rolls held by Acid- Free Tape, to be secured in place with Stainless Steel Pins. Sandpaper rolls: Norton P180.
360 x 230 x 130 cm




The expanse (To see the world in a grain of sand) (Detail)



The things that only time will teach you (Detail)


The things that only time will teach you
Used Sandpaper Discs adhered with Polyurethane Sealant held by Steel Structure, Formation on wheels. 
271 x 137 x 174 cm

The things that only time will teach you (Detail)


Vestige
Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete Relief Cast.
72 x 172 x 13 cm




Vestige (Detail)



Threshold
Bamboo and Birch Wood Toothpicks, held in Polyurethane Sealant on Industrial Fabric.
320 x 300 x 45 cm

Threshold (Detail)

Reverie (Detail)

Reverie
Discarded Beer Bottle Caps threaded onto Electric Fencing Cable, with Burnt and Unburnt Bamboo and Birch Wood Toothpicks, held in Polyurethane Sealant on Industrial Fabric on Board.
198 x 118 x 14 cm

Reverie (Detail), 2023

Gargoyle
Discarded Beer Bottle Caps threaded onto Electric Fencing Cable, held in Polyurethane Sealant on Board, Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete with Used Motor Car Oil and Rebar.
154 x 127 x 14 cm
Gargoyle (Detail)



  Paniki
Found Cowrie Shell, Discarded Beer Bottle Caps threaded onto Electric Fencing Cable, held in Polyurethane Sealant on Board.
194 x 89 x 10 cm

Paniki (Detail)



Critical Mass
Discarded Beer Bottle Caps threaded onto Electric Fencing Cable, with Burnt and Unburnt Bamboo and Birch Wood Toothpicks, held in Polyurethane Sealant on Industrial Fabric on Board.
240 x 160 x 24 cm

Critical Mass (Detail)

Critical Mass (Detail)





Kindling (Detail)

Kindling
Burnt and Unburnt Bamboo Toothpicks, held in Polyurethane Sealant on Ripstop Fabric, stretched on Obeche Wood Stretcher.
106 x 100 x 14 cm







As below so above
Discarded Beer Bottle Caps threaded onto Electric Fencing Cable, held in Polyurethane Sealant on Board.

240 x 190 x 15 cm


As below so above (Detail)



     
Spolia
Discarded Beer Bottle Caps threaded onto Electric Fencing Cable, held in Polyurethane Sealant on Board.
150 x 73 x 15 cm







You pulled me close to tear me apart
Discarded Beer Bottle Caps threaded onto Electric Fencing Cable, held in Polyurethane Sealant on Board.
110 x 210 x 7 cm


You pulled me close to tear me apart (Detail), 2019
































Speak the truth even if your voice shakes
Bamboo Toothpicks, Burnt Wood from the 2017 Knysna Fires, South Africa
160 x 23 x 20 cm
Speak the truth even if your voice shakes (Detail)