Hard is a combination of cast, carved plaster, cement, mortar and foam. Foam structures were carved and used as the mouldings for the cement castings. The residue of the foam mouldings become an integral part of the sculpture as they naturally adhere to the liquid cement in the process of setting. The foam has several functions; integral construction, support, mouldings for cast formation and decorative.
Future work will burn out the foam sections revealing fragile excavations of cement and mortar. Aspects of retainment and also potential collapse of some of the flimsier elements is anticipated. The resultant forms will be largely unforeseen in their process of making themselves.
