The Severed Head

Using architectural details as starting points,

James Rigler reduces forms to their essential

components and employs monochrome colours.

The results often appear like oversized models or

toys. ‘The Severed Head’ derives from a stone

carving of a disembodied head set upon a

gatepost in Pollok Park, Glasgow. Its title is

descriptive, but also suggests the process by

which architectural ornament might become free-

standing sculpture.