In the forgotten epoch where the island first began to form, a single, dense stone was meant to remain unbroken. Now, born of the intense heat of the industrial forge, an engineered steel vine has bored mercilessly into its marrow. The severed top fragment yearns desperately for the soil, while the brutal tension of the steel fights continuously to keep the two halves apart. It represents the ultimate culmination of the overarching narrative: a stark, unforgiving landscape of human construction and natural decay locked forever in a violent stalemate. It begs the question: who will ultimately fail first, the machine or the mountain?
steel & granite
2 × 5 @ base
× 4”h
In the forgotten epoch where the island first began to form, a single, dense stone was meant to remain unbroken. Now, born of the intense heat of the industrial forge, an engineered steel vine has bored mercilessly into its marrow. The severed top fragment yearns desperately for the soil, while the brutal tension of the steel fights continuously to keep the two halves apart. It represents the ultimate culmination of the overarching narrative: a stark, unforgiving landscape of human construction and natural decay locked forever in a violent stalemate. It begs the question: who will ultimately fail first, the machine or the mountain?
steel & granite
2 × 5 @ base
× 4”h