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Studio Currents
Studio Currents is a project using approaches from cinema and choreography to re-invent items of common use. Snapshots such as gestures can trigger unexpected connections, a shift in perception, or a sense of deep recognition. Exploring such resonances at sites of every- day interactions, Currents conceives objects as dynamic links between people and places.
The project opens with Downtime, a series of kinetic sculptures acting as domestic candle hold- ers. The collection is based on a simple observation, that a burning candle gradually becomes less heavy as the wax is used up in the flame. Responding to the change in weight, the pieces spontaneously re-balance through mechanical movement, ‘performing’ the transformation, and while at rest, creating a space of suspense in anticipation of the gesture.
Wave
From Downtime collection Stainless steel, candle
6'' x 8'' x 2''
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