RAKU LAMP (2023) - CLUSTER OF THREE

RAKU CERAMIC, PATINATED BRASS, KRAFT PAPER FABRIC, GESSO, LIGHT FITTINGS. PRICE & LEAD TIME AVAILABLE ON REQUEST (HERE)

THIS FAMILY OF LAMPS DEPICTS A VIGNETTE OF A LIFE CYCLE. THE SILHOUETTES ARE INSPIRED BY OPHIOCORDYCEPS, A TYPE OF FUNGUS WHICH SPROUTS AND RELEASES SPORES FROM AN INSECT'S CARCASS. THE SPROUTED COMPOSITIONS ARE MACABRE BUT HOLD INHERENT ELEGANCE, SOMEWHAT REMINISCENT OF AN IKEBANA FLOWER ARRANGEMENT, PERFECTLY BALANCED IN HARMONY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON NEGATIVE SPACE. THE VIGNETTE IS FURTHER ENRICHED WITH THE EGG AND CALLA LILY AS SYMBOLS WITH STRONG METAPHORS OF THEIR OWN.

‘TRIPLE STEM’ - H: 118CM W: 42CM D: 48CM

‘DOUBLE STEM’ - H: 105CM W: 41CM D: 42CM

‘SINGLE STEM’ - H: 60CM W: 35CM D: 40CM