METAL AS MATERIAL - EXPERIMENTS
STUDIO Metals I
TIMELINE
November - December 2025
MEDIUM TOOLS
Tinplate, 14-Gauge Aluminum Metal Shop Machinery (Jump Shear, Finger Break, Corner Notcher, Hole Puncher, Slip Roller, Spot Welder)
Tinplate, 14-Gauge Aluminum Metal Shop Machinery (Jump Shear, Finger Break, Corner Notcher, Hole Puncher, Slip Roller, Spot Welder)
Overview
The following body of work documents an ongoing material and formal investigation developed throughout the Metals 1 studio, encompassing a series of tinplate and 14-gauge aluminum experiments and abstracted objects. Rather than resolving into a single outcome, the work functions as a sustained exploration of form, structure, and transformation through experimentation.
Simple geometries are manipulated into increasingly complex three-dimensional structures, with the triangle emerging as a recurring generative system. Its inherent stability allows it to flex, fold, and aggregate into varied spatial configurations while maintaining a clear underlying logic. Through repetition and refinement, the triangle shifts from a static shape into a flexible structural language.
Each piece reflects cycles of testing, failure, and resolution, emphasizing persistence, material responsiveness, and craftsmanship. Together, the experiments investigate how rigid material constraints and open-ended experimentation can coexist, using geometry and process as tools for both rigor and discovery.
The following body of work documents an ongoing material and formal investigation developed throughout the Metals 1 studio, encompassing a series of tinplate and 14-gauge aluminum experiments and abstracted objects. Rather than resolving into a single outcome, the work functions as a sustained exploration of form, structure, and transformation through experimentation.
Simple geometries are manipulated into increasingly complex three-dimensional structures, with the triangle emerging as a recurring generative system. Its inherent stability allows it to flex, fold, and aggregate into varied spatial configurations while maintaining a clear underlying logic. Through repetition and refinement, the triangle shifts from a static shape into a flexible structural language.
Each piece reflects cycles of testing, failure, and resolution, emphasizing persistence, material responsiveness, and craftsmanship. Together, the experiments investigate how rigid material constraints and open-ended experimentation can coexist, using geometry and process as tools for both rigor and discovery.
Additional Process & Experimentation