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Inspired by Etienne Louis Boullee, Cenotaph is a structure that I have constructed from a dream I had after reading his texts. Cenotaph is an imaginative, "large" structure/building aimed at evoking the subjective experience(s) of the sublime. Its structure surrounds the viewer in complete darkness by night. Its intimidating presence is de-personal, and timeless but yet in the same instance, transcendental, meditative and peaceful. My aim is to work towards such a structure, to build it collaboratively in time as a piece. I've already began to work towards it but for now there isn't much that can be said.
 Cenotaph: When Nothing OccursGrace Mokalapa. Detailed Image for When Nothing Occurs Print Project. Pencil on Paper. 21 by 29.5 cm. (2015) |  Cenotaph: When Nothing OccursGrace Mokalapa. Detailed Image for When Nothing Occurs Print Project. Pencil on Paper. 21 by 29.5 cm. (2015) |  CenotaphGrace Mokalapa. Doodle Image of Imagined Cenotaph. Pen on Paper. 14.8 by 20.5 cm. (2014) |
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 InteriorGrace Mokalapa. Image of Imagined Cenotaph (interior). Water paint on Cardboard. (2014) |  Cenotaph DetailGrace Mokalapa. Image of Imagined Cenotaph. Water paint on Cardboard. (2014) |  Cenotaph Print 1Grace Mokalapa. Dry- Point Etching on Plaster of Paris. 1/3 Print. 34.8 by 33.8 cm. (2014) |
Cenotaph
A long term project
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