Some images from the studio and things I am working on.
The overall project is titled Magnes.
Magnet’ is derived from the legend of Magnes, or from the territory of Magnesia. Pliny states that Magnes, the shepherd, discovered it, and the legend told of him is that while carrying a message over Mount Ida he felt his feet clinging to the earth, to the iron ore which lay thickly upon the hill. Hence the name of the Magnet. But Magnesia was a territory whence this native iron was for hundreds of years exported, and the name “Magnet” is, no doubt, due to this place.
I have always been a Rock Hound, I cannot resist having a rock or pebble in my pocket. Later as a Adult I realize how those simple acts were a way for me to understand the world I inhabited. I guess I am a hobby geologist. This has been informing my practice and research and output since 2016. While I am in AIR I am researching the invisible forces that created the planet and their importance throughout the ages.
Magnetite crystal sculptures are Tetrahedron in shape with eight sides.
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