2023 Yearbook

ART - HSC “Kraken“ illustrates the elements of the notoriously terrifying octopus, derived from Norse mythology. The half-cephalopod half man creature was said to violently drag entire ships into the deep abysmal doom. Kraken details the ancient journey of the creature from the outer painting displaying the Kraken alive to the etchings showcasing the marine elements of the Kraken’s habitat. The centre of the work introduces a fourth medium, sculptures enclosed within a museum style box, lighting the ancient Krakens' feared tentacles emerging from a reflective surface. A mirrored base symbolises the infinite nature of the ocean and its organisms. The viewer becomes immersed in the mystical appearance of the Kraken surrounding the box as well as its sculpted tentacles protruding from the inside of the cube. Kraken reinforces the fear of what may lurk beneath a boundless sea. Hayley Grotegoed