i find this rusty axe half-buried in the earth
the shape propels me



i draw the horse within the axe

i put a rider on it
slow it down



multiply it



put it in the sky

fly it round the world



return it to the earth







put it on an english racecourse



take it back in time



archaeologists have found evidence that some prehistoric people used animal masks
no one knows what for

on a hill in England there are prehistoric tombs containing the remains of people - each one had an immense nose
the tombs discovered on the surrounding hills contain only people with noses of a usual size

until the 21st century it was thought in England that people who ride horses for pleasure tend to have immense noses






above: 36 cm high 60 cm wide 13 cm deep
below: 42 cm high 66 cm wide 14 cm deep
technical information:
crank clay
individually slab-formed
fired to 900C
glazed with alkaline glaze and a commercial red glaze
raku-fired and reduced in woodshavings