It's All About the Space Inside

One of those truly wondrous moments, this morning working on the white coiled cylinders series; the kind of revelation that is the magic of art, the magic of sculpture. To date, the cylinders have been about texture, light and shade, placing in formation/groupings, as per these images (taken following an experimental 'placing' session, hence the presence of other bits and pieces in the background):

This morning I was making another cylinder (the tallest one yet at 31cm):

when, about 10cm up, I became aware of a shift in my consciousness; from my initial focus on the clay coil itself, on texture, on the outer shape the coil was forming, the size of the cylinder and its presence when grouped with the others, to a very strong, overwhelming awareness of the space the coiling was enclosing.
It became all about the inner space. The coiling simply demarcating the boundary between the inner space of the cylinder and the outer space, the space above my workbench, the space inside the entire studio.
Interestingly, I feel that this cylinder is very different on the outside as a result. There is a harmony, a different kind of balance; it seems to relate differently to its surroundings, which I even perceive in the image above.
And below is a series of images aiming to illustrate the lure of this inner space. It draws you in, its presence engulfing you as your focal point descends, embracing you, holding you; emotions changing and intensifying the deeper you go:  

moving closer towards the inner space:

going deeper into the space:

This morning it became all about the inner space, but the white coiled cylinder series is and will be about both the inside and the outside.