Materials: Casuarina wood (Casuarina equisetfolia), bronze nails
Dimensions: 17 inches length
careen/kuh-reen/ verb (of a ship) tilt to one side
Modelled from the hull shape below the waterline of a ship from the late 1700s.
Careened II is made from a beautiful piece of Casuarina with bronze nails from the same era representing her keel.
Inspired by the once common sight in Bridgetown of boats tilted on their side for repair and maintenance below their waterline.
This wooden hand-carved hull showcases the shape below the waterline with centuries old bronze nails representing her keel.
She lies dutifully on her side echoing countless ancestors who came to our Careenage.
This piece was awarded the Governor Generals Award of Excellence at NIFCA 2013.