"Discomedusae" was the first work I made using transparent rubber, whilst completing my MFA at Massart in Boston. It is based on the 19th-Century German zoologist Ernst Haeckel's engraving of medusae (the Greek word for jellyfish), an image in itself, strongly suggestive of some sort of organic chandelier.

Discomedusae
2004
Transparent rubber, copper tubing, lighting fixtures
7ft diameter
Collection of the Samstag Museum, University of South Australia, Adelaide
Discomedusae
Kindle and Swag Exhibition, Samstag Art Museum, University of South Australia, Adelaide
Discomedusae (detail)
Discomedusae (detail)