Stability Studies, 2012
Stability Study (table)
2012
Wood, rock, wire, embedded magnet
108 x 12 x 12 inches
The counter-weight of the rock allows the three-legged table to stand. The flexible steel wire, perched on the rock seems to stand by itself. It defies gravity thanks to a magnet hidden inside the wood of the inverted fourth table leg.
Stability Study (glass)
2012
Glass, wire, stainless steel, magnet
111 x 3 x 3
The sharpened tip of an 8-foot long steel wire rests on a drinking glass. The attenuated, flexible wire is held erect by the magnetic pull of the stainless steel element hanging above it.
Stability Study (curve)
2012
Magnet, steel, wire, height to the ceiling adjustable
Stability Study (paper)
2012
Magnet, steel, wire, paper, 21 inches wide, height to the ceiling adjustable
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