Title: Dissevered
Media: 16-gauge flat steel; oxyacetylene weld
Dimensions: 12”W x 8”D x 5.5”H
Weight: 1.5 lbs
Date Created: 2024
This sculpture reflects the universal experience of both beauty and hardship, resilience, and fragility, held differently by each individual. A single square, representing self, has been divided by deep cuts into ten uneven pieces. As the parts drift apart, symmetry breaks, and connection weakens. Yet, the arc of movement suggests not just loss, but transformation, and possibility. Even in the face of irreversible change, with the potential to either coalesce or devolve into chaos, a sense of forward momentum remains, and the chance for new forms of strength to emerge.
Title: Coalesce
Media: 16-gauge flat steel; oxyacetylene weld
Dimensions: 8”W x 12”D x 6”H
Weight: 1.5 lbs
Date Created: 2024
This sculpture explores how healing might follow illness or disruption. A square - symbolizing an individual - has been divided into ten uneven parts, each representing the impact of irreversible change. Unlike in Dissevered, the fractured pieces here have begun to return to one another, settling into a new, more ordered configuration. Though the original form isn’t fully restored, the elements have partially rejoined, creating a sense of near-wholeness. Coalesce reflects a journey not back to what was, but forward to a renewed sense of self.
Title: Chaos
Media: 16-gauge flat steel; oxyacetylene weld
Dimensions: 8”W x 12”D x 6”H
Weight: 1.5 lbs
Date Created: 2024
Each individual’s experience is shaped by change and the way they respond to it. Unlike in Coalesce, where the elements begin to return and reconnect, here the pieces continue to scatter. Their movement is dynamic, even explosive, suggesting the disorientation that can follow a profound disruption. The form no longer resembles its origin; the structure dissolves, and the system edges toward disorder. Chaos reflects a path where healing has not yet begun - but within the motion is the energy of possibility, still unsettled, and still evolving.
