Eddy

2027

H23½ x 23 x 6 in

H60 x 58 x 15 cm

Steel, aluminum, hand-carved proprietary compound (marine calcite, fossilized bone, lapis lazuli, turquoise, jade, amethyst, blue quartz, green fluorite, red jasper, rose quartz, alabaster, steatite, sea glass, marble, and epoxy)

Eddy extends outward from the wall with a twisting, turbulent force. Like the other wall-mounted works in the exhibition, it is experienced most fully from the side rather than frontally. When viewed straight on, the sculpture collapses into a thin, almost linear silhouette of minimal volume; from the profile, however, its full mass and internal complexity become visible. Each side reveals a different pictorial pattern and character within the same continuous form.

Supported by an extended steel square strut fixed to a cast-iron wall plate, the sculpture appears to coil, surge, and feather outward. Meticulously hand-carved, fine vortex-like edges emerge from the high-polished, luminescent, and highly variegated body of prima materia. The mineral surface is densely layered with residual shell forms, crystalline fragments, and translucent inclusions that remain partially intact, creating a shifting optical depth across the variegated field. A satin-finished steel and aluminum element cuts through the composition like a current — its smooth, reflective surface contrasting with the dense, encrusted mineral textures while fusing illusionistically into the body, as if transcending the physical limits of melting points.