On his time in the studio, Ed says:
"As a starting point, I wanted to explore some materials that I brought with me; some unique burl offcuts, some peat pallets and specific seed heads. All of which are organic materials possessing unique storage abilities (both visible and invisible) that ensure their own security. I’m thinking of ways I can incorporate these materials into familiar infrastructures we use for storage and security, and how those concepts apply to broader contexts.
I usually start projects by comparing two concepts relevant to the material around me and build from there. The infrastructural sites around Te Tuhi and the broader Pakuranga area have left me rich with their material offcuts. My work is usually a meshing of both found and sourced material, often building around each other with the aim to make new structures that confuse authorship, age, material and familiarity, with an echo or nod to their perceived origins.
For the rest of my time here at Te Tuhi I want to continue exploring ideas of storage, security, heat, forced time, forged elements, faded industry and dormancy."