A new collaborative project between Thomas
Newman Pound and Roger Mortimer that
explores the relationship between archaeology,
mythology, and iconography through the objects
that evoke the appearance of discovered relics.
Working with coal-like carved surfaces and
detailed silver markings, the artists have
constructed works that suggest traces of
forgotten cultures, symbolic systems, and
imagined histories. Their compositions draw on
a wide range of visual references, including
ancient navigational charts, inscriptions,
celestial maps, and symbolic forms appearing
as fragments of a larger unknown narrative.
Traditions across art history are both subtly and overtly
present, spanning the modern, the metaphysical,
the religious, and threads of folk culture. Rather
than presenting fixed meanings, the works
remain open to interpretation, inviting viewers to
engage in their own acts of discovery. Pound
and Mortimer have created a body of work in
which they hope the viewer may find themselves
constructing a personal dialogue through the
ritual of exploring the space between artifact
and myth.

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