Mark I

Two ribbons of steel in a delicate balance

 

Created from a single rectangle of steel, balanced on one corner and ‘twisted’

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An experiment in hand-building organic structures from simple ‘rule sets’. 

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The term ‘ensorcell’ means to enchant, as in sorcery.

Inspired by processes of nature, I start with a simple set of rules and let the form evolve through repetition. What emerges always surprises me and is never quite what I imagined it would be at the outset.

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Visually light when viewed face on and imposing when viewed from the side, the heavy mass delicately balances itself on one edge.

Visually light when viewed face on and imposing when viewed from the side, the heavy mass delicately balances itself on one edge.


 

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A multi-layered curving spiral created out of common masonry nails. 

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