200cm diameter
Mild steel and zinc
The Portal Orb is a surreal mix of fact and fantasy.
This sphere of organically styled wires might be made of thick steel bars but appears lightweight or buoyant due to the much larger open space it encloses. The network reminds us of living pathways in cells, veins, leaves, river deltas and more.
The fact that your eye and even your hand can pass through the surface of the sculpture is a reminder of the porous nature of all things. Things that we often prefer to consider contained, tough, private or ‘protected’; such as cell walls, shell, skin, stone, the mind, foliage, and atmospheres.
The tapering tunnel creates movement, literally provoking the viewer to orbit the sphere and seek the view through the centre. We want to see the other side; but we already know what is there. Such a simple form with such a curious portal effect.
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