Capere, 2023

Philip Surey (b. 1966)

Derbyshire fossil stone

Size 30 x 35 x 3cm, weight approximately 7kg

£950 


Capere’ means ‘to catch’ in Latin. In this relief carving, the letter forms are compressed and compacted with bar-like lines, compounding the capture of these lifeforms held in stone for millions of years.