Jeremy WaferLime, 2023
‘Lime’ was included in ‘Material Immaterial’, an exhibition held at Goodman Gallery Johannesburg in 2023. Created as part of his practice following a residency at NIROX Sculpture Park, the work features canvas covered in whitewash, loosely hung on the wall, from which forty-two metal appendages dangle. Drawing on the seafaring tradition of wrapping deceased sailors in cloth weighted to sink to the ocean floor, ‘Lime’ evokes themes of loss, burial, and the relationship between the body and the landscape of the sea.
Made from cloth, whitewash, lead, and wire, the work takes the form of a whitewashed shroud, evoking both concealment and preservation. With this Jeremy Wafer continues his sustained investigation into the entanglements of place, history, and the body through material.
