Other states of matter
Sculptural rings shaped through geometry, made in metal, and grounded in a simple fact: their matter has a history older than our planet.
Before the Earth
Ex Sidere means “from a star.” The elements in our metals were formed before the Earth. A ring places that distant history in an object close enough to touch.
The early universe contained mostly hydrogen and helium. Heavier elements formed later, through nuclear reactions in stars and stellar explosions. The iron and titanium in our world belong to that later history.
Long before there was a ring, there was its matter.
The same matter, another form
Each ring is approached as a small sculpture. Its outline, openings and changes in volume should hold your attention before you know anything about the idea behind it.
Graphite and diamond are both carbon. Different atomic arrangements give them very different properties. What matter does depends on how it is put together.
A ring brings that attention to structure to the scale of the hand. A curve, an opening, a change in thickness: small decisions alter its silhouette and the way light crosses its surface.
A form written, then built
Algorithmic design describes geometry through relationships between curves and surfaces. Changing a parameter lets us explore a form while keeping its proportions connected.
Additive manufacturing gives that geometry a physical route. In laser powder bed fusion, a laser melts selected areas of metal powder, building a solid piece layer by layer. Finishing then gives the surface its final character.
The purpose is a considered object, made at the scale of everyday life.