1.0Ambobdimhttps://www.ambobdim.cymru/en/designtribehttps://www.ambobdim.cymru/en/author/designtribe/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="11sPLFv7PA"><a href="https://www.ambobdim.cymru/en/profile-content/booker-t-skelding-odyssey/">Booker T Skelding: ‘Odyssey’</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ambobdim.cymru/en/profile-content/booker-t-skelding-odyssey/embed/#?secret=11sPLFv7PA" width="600" height="338" title="“Booker T Skelding: ‘Odyssey’” — Ambobdim" data-secret="11sPLFv7PA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ambobdim.cymru/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.ambobdim.cymru/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/637799c14b24a400005113b9.jpeg808808Audio DescriptionMy art piece is a two dimensional, monochrome, photographic image, named Odyssey. It is of portrait format and just under a metre tall. The image shows two thirds of the lower half of a closed external wooden door which is a tongue and groove, shed style, type door. The door is weathered, showing signs of rot and decay. At the bottom of the door, reaching out from underneath, a pair of hands can be seen between the gap below and the concrete slabbed floor. The left hand is reaching out slightly further than the right, the fingers are stretched out in a tense manner. The finger nails are short and the knuckles show wear and tear of a middle aged person, the left hand shows some ageing spots and a ring is worn on the middle finger. The wrists are covered by a worn semi-opaque, long-sleeved top, which appears to be oversized and too long in arms length, the material is of a raw natural hessian type cloth. The hands look strong and determined. The image has a gritty, textured appearance, showing layers of peeling varnish. To the left of the door you can see it is framed by old porous brickwork. The monochrome edit amplifies the ageing of the door, highlighting the natural grain and knots. Situated half way up the door on the left hand side is a silver type chrome, metal sliding bolt and latch, which is in the locked position, to the bottom right a rusted, decaying t-hinge suggesting the door would open outwards to the right. The monochrome edit portrays strong black and white tone, resulting in the dynamic range creating an almost 3D effect.