Nereïd Monument

Three stoneware tablets, incized, underglaze and oxides
2018
254 x 152 cm and 70 x 152 cm (dimensions variable)

Exhibited at Hommes (Rotterdam) closing exhibition, Waited for the Fish Corner, 6 July–8 September 2018

A depiction of three nereïds (sea nymphs) from the Nereïd Munument, c. 390 BC, originally in Lycia (modern-day Turkey) and currently held in the British Museum. The wind-blown drapery of the godesses’ garments in the so-called wet-cloth style emphasizes their swift movement.