The Abraham Lincoln Room at The Savoy is a space defined by layers of history. While many recognise it for its Edwardian elegance today, I have a different connection to its walls. In the late 1980s, I was part of the team that fitted the St John’s travertine cladding, a material that defined the room’s…
In the craft of stone carving, we often say that the sculpture is defined by the stone that is removed. The “negative space” is what allows the form to exist. This concept is a pillar of Court master Carving, and there is no greater allegory for this in the art world than the missing panel…