Peter Williamson
Cyclops Basket
Virginia creeper, draco tree
45 cm (approx.)
Peter Williamson works with material drawn from the gardens and green waste of the inner city. Using techniques based in basketry and weaving, his goal is to draw attention to the presence of the other life forms that surround us in the city, and to give these other forms a place of honour and focus in the experience of the viewer. Cyclops Basket is constructed by ‘random weaving’, calling to mind the way plants will grow wherever they get a foothold. The form of the object calls to mind an eye, with the power to watch the watcher.
