Untitled 2009

Tea Jorjadze's 'Untitled' sculpture is made from wood and an indeterminate grey material which sits somewhere between surface and void. It's an unusual piece which is difficult to immediately categorize. I think it might be called post-minimalist, but labels can be so misleading! I find myself wondering about the artist's process. How did they go about constructing the piece? Did they start with a clear plan, or did the form emerge organically through experimentation and intuition? I see a kind of built-in ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations and meaning over fixed readings. The two wooden containers seem to be both solid and hollow; they contain nothing yet suggest a potential. The pale blue area is a void, but one that reflects light. Maybe this is where painting and sculpture meet, in a kind of embodied expression that embraces not-knowing. I like that.