5 Boxes — a State of Mind
Five versions of the same basic form lined up in order — cardboard, card, and lead — each one a similar idea in a different material or manner. A question about what a box actually is.
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First Box — This Time in the Photo Studio
The same box, properly photographed — plain paper wrapping, string, white background. The studio version of a thing that had previously only existed on a worktop.
Solid Box — Backlit in Studio
The solid cardboard cube in the studio, the light catching the flute at every edge and making it glow slightly, and appear penetrable.
The First Box — to Protect a Humble Piece of Polystyrene, Compressed by Great Force
The first box I made, built to house a piece of polystyrene that had been compressed and deformed — the container more substantial than its contents. That imbalance felt about right.
A Cardboard Box Reimagined in Lead
A cardboard box rendered in lead — the familiar form made suddenly, uncomfortably heavy. The notches and joins that would be nothing in card become something else entirely in this material.