Square circle line
Current studio project.
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The stone carvings in 'Square Circle Line' share a narrative link. The first stone carving is a solid block of marble measuring 25 x 25 x 3.625 inches. The second stone carving is a chain of interconnected circles, carved from a block of marble measuring 25 x 25 x 3.625 inches. A digital 3D model of the carving design can be found on Sketchfab. This carving design of forty-two circles will allow the stone to become a flexible, 5-foot-8-inch stone line when one circle is removed.
The final sculpture will include the two stone objects and a digital photograph, creating a composition of three elements. The composition will consist of one solid square block resting on the ground (where we often see a pedestal), a line of interconnected circles hanging from the ceiling above, and a digital photograph on the wall beside the stone objects capturing the completed stone chain in it’s initial carving format—a circle of smaller circles. My intent for this digital photograph is that it lands in an “uncanny” space between archival object documentation and digital rendering. The photograph will simultaneously present “fact” and “fiction” while capturing the transitional phase between solid stone block and flexible stone line.
The diagram presents the intended layout of the sculpture's three elements. The square marble block, shown in dark grey, is a twenty-five by twenty-five by three and a half inch object. The marble block weighs approximately 100 pounds and will rest on the ground. The marble line of circles is forty-one interconnected circles with a total length of five feet eight inches. Each circle has a diameter of approximately three inches and a thickness of nine-sixteenths. The marble line weighs approximately seven and a half pounds and will hang from the ceiling. The digital photograph is a color print of the marble carving on a white background. The circles in the photo are the same size as the marble circles, making the digital print twenty-five by twenty-five inches.
