Salvaged from the deep coastal quarries, this imposing cut of granite serves as the immovable foundation for a relentless mechanical intervention. Thick, machined brass is driven into the rock, creating a stunning visual paradox of cold engineering cutting through ancient, geologic memory. The piece asks the viewer to witness the brute strength required to alter the earth. It is intentionally crude and profoundly heavy, stripped of all delicacy to reveal the harsh, underlying mechanics of human industry asserting dominance over the untamed island landscape. A bold, unapologetic chapter in the ongoing story of construction.
brass & granite
8 × 6 @ base
× 5”h
Salvaged from the deep coastal quarries, this imposing cut of granite serves as the immovable foundation for a relentless mechanical intervention. Thick, machined brass is driven into the rock, creating a stunning visual paradox of cold engineering cutting through ancient, geologic memory. The piece asks the viewer to witness the brute strength required to alter the earth. It is intentionally crude and profoundly heavy, stripped of all delicacy to reveal the harsh, underlying mechanics of human industry asserting dominance over the untamed island landscape. A bold, unapologetic chapter in the ongoing story of construction.
brass & granite
8 × 6 @ base
× 5”h