Expectant Sound by Arminée Chahbazian

Expectant Sound, 2016

Arminée Chahbazian

Found stone inlaid into carved & inscribed marble

12 x 12 x 3 in

Signature: Inscribed on back of stone

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This is one piece in a series of 12 Stone Tablets that has evolved slowly. Over the years, in walking through various landscapes, I have had an instinct to collect rocks that serve to evoke memories of each place. I then search for a geologic "backdrop" that can hold this memory, and prompt a new state of being. Each rock is carefully inlaid into the receiving stone whose surface is subtly altered through a carving and etching process. The intention is to create compositions that retain a primal memory while offering potential narratives that shift with time, light and orientation.

The works are designed to lay horizontally.