Summary
Infinite Structure consists of twelve rectangular stone blocks piled one on top of another in a tall column nearly two and a half metres high. Each brick-like block has rectangular and circular forms cut into it, many of which completely pierce it, creating an interplay of holes and receding spaces. Infinite Structure is in part an homage to Constantin Brancusi’s (1876–1957) project, Endless Column (see, for example, Endless Column, Version 1, 1918, Museum of Modern Art, New York). Choucair’s work departs from Brancusi’s, however, in her geometric carving into the blocks of stone. As with Poem Wall (Tate T13279) of the same period, the interrelated forms refer to Islamic and Sufi poetry, which is characterised by the use of stanzas which can stand alone as poetical statements beyond the context of the poem as a whole. In much the same way, Choucair considered each of her blocks to have its own unique qualities, while forming part of the whole… (read more)
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