Title: The Icarus Series
Year: 2022
Medium: Sculpture
Material: Metal Cast
Dimensions: varies
In 2019, I visited towns in California that had been destroyed by wildfires. Walking through the rubble and ashes, I came across an aluminum trailer, the sides of which had partially melted due to the intense heat. Little pools of melted aluminum gathered at the base of the frame’s remnants. In the midst of this heart-breaking devastation, I could not help but catch a glimpse of beauty in the object. The interaction of the frame with the liquid metal gave it an almost sculptural quality. This image stayed with me for a long time, and I continued to examine the piece of melted aluminum that I brought back to the studio.
As a sculptor, I am interested in the distortion of common objects and the way our interaction with them changes our perception of reality. In previous series, I had meticulously planned how the objects were distorted, whether it was by carefully slicing them and rearranging the individual pieces, or by removing certain parts of it. Inspired by the trailer that had been reshaped by the heat, I started to experiment with creating a loose framework that allows me to sculpt objects through a balance of precision and randomness . I defined a few parameters, and then let the laws of physics shape the rest: The objects were all cast in metal to link them aesthetically. Heat was then applied to partially melt them. The liquefaction of these manufactured objects gives an organic quality to them. Much like the trailer’s materials, which had been shaped into natural forms again, these six objects become a juxtaposition between man-made design and natural form. By means of this contrast, the sculptures become a symbol of the relationship between humans and nature and how our world is increasingly influenced and shaped by nature.
Title: The Icarus Series
Year: 2022
Medium: Sculpture
Material: Metal Cast
Dimensions: varies
In 2019, I visited towns in California that had been destroyed by wildfires. Walking through the rubble and ashes, I came across an aluminum trailer, the sides of which had partially melted due to the intense heat. Little pools of melted aluminum gathered at the base of the frame’s remnants. In the midst of this heart-breaking devastation, I could not help but catch a glimpse of beauty in the object. The interaction of the frame with the liquid metal gave it an almost sculptural quality. This image stayed with me for a long time, and I continued to examine the piece of melted aluminum that I brought back to the studio.
As a sculptor, I am interested in the distortion of common objects and the way our interaction with them changes our perception of reality. In previous series, I had meticulously planned how the objects were distorted, whether it was by carefully slicing them and rearranging the individual pieces, or by removing certain parts of it. Inspired by the trailer that had been reshaped by the heat, I started to experiment with creating a loose framework that allows me to sculpt objects through a balance of precision and randomness . I defined a few parameters, and then let the laws of physics shape the rest: The objects were all cast in metal to link them aesthetically. Heat was then applied to partially melt them. The liquefaction of these manufactured objects gives an organic quality to them. Much like the trailer’s materials, which had been shaped into natural forms again, these six objects become a juxtaposition between man-made design and natural form. By means of this contrast, the sculptures become a symbol of the relationship between humans and nature and how our world is increasingly influenced and shaped by nature.