I chose the word absent as it would allow me to play around with the material qualities of the wood. This piece is largely influenced by the work of Bruce Nauman, in particular his neon light installation One Hundred Live and Die (1984). His minimalist approach allows for a strong emotional response from the viewer.
To adopt the same principle I decided to create a simple board-like structure and used a uniform print and layout as not to detract any attention away from the words themselves. I repeated the word five times down the length of the board and used various methods to remove material including carving, drilling, cutting out and cutting into. These were the final results:
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