O R B I T

Sculptural Assemblage, 2024

Wood; concrete; metal; plastic; paint; moss.

70" high x 36" wide x 36" deep.

Orbit is a sculptural assemblage mounted on a tall wooden post rising from a shallow base containing moss and organic debris. A roughly textured enclosure presents two contrasting aspects: on one side, a ship's navigational wheel; on the other, a recessed metallic chamber housing a moonlike circular formation, with a small wooden handle positioned before it. The weathered surfaces and elementary construction bring the celestial suggestion into an unexpectedly terrestrial setting.

The two sides invite the spectator to circle the object, moving between an instrument of navigation and an enigmatic astral shrine. The wheel suggests the possibility of choosing a course, while the celestial formation evokes the gravitational forces that govern movement regardless of intention. Yet neither offers a clear destination or an obvious means of control.

Suspended between steering and being drawn into orbit, the sculpture stages an encounter in which the observer's movement becomes part of the object's articulation. Navigation and attraction, agency and recurrence, exchange places without reaching a settled correspondence.