Maquette for Proposed "Head/room" Diana K. Moore

This four foot concrete head is a model for a ten foot head to be commissioned in the future.

Although sculpture is generally viewed from the outside only, this head allows the viewer to experience the inner space created by the positive form of the head. The key shaped opening in the back of the head offers entry and the inside shape of the chin acts as a seat. An oculus at the top of the head illuminates the interior and offers this enclosure, a window on an infinite space.

The construction of the head into blocks that are grouted, indicate that this sculpture is a structure with an interior. In the enlarged version, all the sensory features of the head, the mouth, nose, eyes and ears will be open, offering a view inward and outward. The interior floor of the ten foot head will serve as a format for a text.

The exterior of the sculpture can be seen from any vantage point in a public setting and in the company of others. The interior is a contemplative space to be experienced alone, reinforcing one's awareness of private versus public.