Waterbones, 2012 - Loris Cecchini (b.1969, Italy)
Loris Cecchini’s sculptures and installations take inspiration from frameworks found in nature to suggest organic processes and transformation. At the same time they allude to science and phenomenology, encouraging us to view them through our various experiences and knowledge. “Waterbones” composed of nearly 2,000 steel modules resembles coral, yet also appears to realize cellular structures or mathematic formulae three-dimensionally. The sculpture seems to proliferate in the space before us, keeping both its natural and scientific connotations in play. Despite its elements of steel, “Waterbones” intimates a delicacy that echoes the fragility of the earth’s coral reefs, 75% of which are threatened by rising ocean temperatures, marine pollution , and fishing for sport. Its scientific overtones, on the other hand, imply our capacity to conceive solutions to safeguard our future.
Waterbones, 2012 - Loris Cecchini (b.1969, Italy)
Loris Cecchini’s sculptures and installations take inspiration from frameworks found in nature to suggest organic processes and transformation. At the same time they allude to science and phenomenology, encouraging us to view them through our various experiences and knowledge. “Waterbones” composed of nearly 2,000 steel modules resembles coral, yet also appears to realize cellular structures or mathematic formulae three-dimensionally. The sculpture seems to proliferate in the space before us, keeping both its natural and scientific connotations in play. Despite its elements of steel, “Waterbones” intimates a delicacy that echoes the fragility of the earth’s coral reefs, 75% of which are threatened by rising ocean temperatures, marine pollution , and fishing for sport. Its scientific overtones, on the other hand, imply our capacity to conceive solutions to safeguard our future.