Daniel Press

I utilise the copying potential of digital fabrication and lost-wax casting processes to destabilise the tradition of monument-making. Monuments of the British monarchy are embedded within public spaces across the globe. For 'Send-Off', I communicate with public art authorities in Australia and beyond to coordinate 3D scans of these effigies. The resultant wax-cast sculptures are ghostly beings: each bearing the residue of inconsistent protocols, technologies, levels of access, and states of deterioration. 'Send-Off' gathers these unstable monuments together, before their dispersal to interstate locations. 

Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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'‘Send-Off’ install shot', 2023. Wax mixed with oil paint on wooden transport crates. Photography by Richard Trang. Image courtesy of the artist.
'Phantoms in Perth: Qonce, South Africa' and silicone moulds', 2023. Wax. Photography by Richard Trang. Image courtesy of the artist.

'Phantoms in Perth: Qonce, South Africa' and silicone moulds', 2023. Wax. Photography by Richard Trang. Image courtesy of the artist.
'Revenants of Queen’s Square' series', 2023. Wax mixed with oil paint. Edition of 5. Photography by Richard Trang. Image courtesy of the artist.

'Revenants of Queen’s Square' series', 2023. Wax mixed with oil paint. Edition of 5. Photography by Richard Trang. Image courtesy of the artist.
Phantoms in Perth: Derry, Northern Ireland' 2023 Wax. Photography by Richard Trang. Image courtesy of the artist.

'Phantoms in Perth: Derry, Northern Ireland', 2023. Wax. Photography by Richard Trang. Image courtesy of the artist.
'Haunted Hobart: Bengaluru, India', 2023. Wax mixed with oil paint. Photography by Richard Trang. Image courtesy of the artist.

'Haunted Hobart: Bengaluru, India', 2023. Wax mixed with oil paint. Photography by Richard Trang. Image courtesy of the artist.
'‘Send-Off’ install shot', 2023. Wax mixed with oil paint on wooden transport crates. Photography by Richard Trang. Image courtesy of the artist.

'‘Send-Off’ install shot', 2023. Wax mixed with oil paint on wooden transport crates. Photography by Richard Trang. Image courtesy of the artist.