▁the ▁confront ation ▁of ▁one ’ s ▁inner ▁image ▁with ▁physical ▁materials , ▁a ▁dialog ue ▁begins ▁and ▁the ▁result ▁is ▁a ▁sculpt ural ▁statement . ▁Through ▁this ▁dialog ue ▁an ▁attempt ▁is ▁made ▁to ▁clarify ▁subject ▁and ▁object ▁matter . ▁The ▁subject ▁matter ▁is ▁the ▁discovery , ▁and ▁not ▁how ▁much ▁I ▁know ▁as ▁I ▁fabric ate ▁the ▁sculpt ure . ▁The ▁object ▁matter ▁is ▁the ▁my ri ad ▁of ▁personal ▁pre con ception s ▁that ▁we ▁transfer ▁on ▁to ▁materials . ▁People , ▁cult ures , ▁other ▁objects , ▁past ▁events ▁- ▁All ▁become ▁the ▁excess ▁b agg age ▁of ▁symbols ▁carried ▁around ▁with ▁us . ▁become ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁abstract ▁object ▁art . ▁Out ▁of ▁this ▁confront ation , ▁what ▁we ▁look ▁for ▁is ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁“ The ▁real .” ▁The ▁real ▁is ▁the ▁dialog ue ▁between ▁fabric ator ▁and ▁his ▁materials , ▁not ▁a ▁dialog ue ▁with ▁ones elf . ▁One ▁wants ▁to ▁touch , ▁walk ▁the ▁earth , ▁and ▁create ▁a ▁place ▁for ▁events . ▁The ▁material ▁I ▁have ▁chosen ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁working ▁dialog ue ▁with ▁is ▁stone . ▁Stone , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁sculpt ural ▁materials , ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁its ▁architect ural ▁use , ▁has ▁been ▁limited ▁by ▁its ▁outer ▁boundaries , ▁the ▁mon ol ith ic ▁block . ▁I ▁have ▁attempted ▁to ▁overcome ▁this ▁by ▁util izing ▁work ▁methods ▁derived ▁from ▁construct iv ism , ▁the ▁p itting ▁together ▁of ▁separate ▁blocks ▁allowing ▁space ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁of