Collider is an experiment into how we can experience the microcosmic world of particle physics, imagining that the split-second explosive reaction between two opposing forces could result in a sculptural form.
Sculptural Screens is a design proposal for a contemporary house designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour. Functioning as a screen as well as a visual statement, they bring organic shapes found in the surrounding natural environment into the domestic setting.
Bubble structure explores the in-between state of existence captured by bubbles, freezing an ephemeral moment within sustainable sculptural materials.
View: Installational
Materials: Styrofoam, polystyrene packaging, piano wire, MDF, perspex, aluminium
Dimensions: 160cm(l) x 50cm(w) x 22cm(d)
View: Installational
Materials: Styrofoam, polystyrene packaging, piano wire, MDF, perspex, aluminium
Dimensions: 160cm(l) x 50cm(w) x 22cm(d)
View: Installational
Materials: Styrofoam, polystyrene packaging, piano wire, MDF, perspex, aluminium
Dimensions: 160cm(l) x 50cm(w) x 22cm(d)
Kevin was invited by architecture practice Nick Hancock Design Studio to propose artworks for the refurbished Ocean House, Bracknell, which is being developed by Stanhope for end user, the express and logistics company DHL. Proposed artwork includes Cloudscape and Vapourscape to be located in the main reception foyer area of Ocean House.
View: External installational
Materials: White faced laminated birchply
Dimensions: 3.5m(h) x 2m(w)
A sculptural screen was proposed for a contemporary house designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour with Nick Hancock. Functioning as a screen and a visual sculptural statement, Elliptical Screen can be seen through the house from the surrounding grounds, fusing ‘the elements’ into the domestic setting.
This unconventional design incorporates organic shapes inspired by patterns within trees and shells. Elliptical growth rings appear to have organically grown into the fabric of the building and found root. The outer ring rests on an angle and each subsequent ring rotates slightly as its size decreases into the centre which becomes a vertical ring. Like a 3D sculpture, there is an option for the structure to subtly project outwards to produce a slightly convex/concave form.
View: Installational
Materials: White faced laminated birchply
Dimensions: 3.5m(h) x 2m(w)
A sculptural screen was proposed for a contemporary house designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour with Nick Hancock. Functioning as a screen and a visual sculptural statement, Elliptical Screen can be seen through the house from the surrounding grounds, fusing ‘the elements’ into the domestic setting.
This unconventional design incorporates organic shapes inspired by patterns within trees and shells. Elliptical growth rings appear to have organically grown into the fabric of the building and found root. The outer ring rests on an angle and each subsequent ring rotates slightly as its size decreases into the centre which becomes a vertical ring. Like a 3D sculpture, there is an option for the structure to subtly project outwards to produce a slightly convex/concave form.
View: Installational
Materials: Tonal faced birchply
Dimensions: 3.5m(h) x 2m(w)
Sculptural screens were proposed for a contemporary house designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour with Nick Hancock. Functioning as a screen and a visual sculptural statement, Three Ripples Screen can be seen through the house from the surrounding grounds, fusing ‘the elements’ into the domestic setting.
Based on the moment that rain strikes a surface and radiates outward, Three Ripples Screen references Singapore’s abundant rainfall and its origins as a lush tropical rain forest. Bringing the outside in, this form embraces the seasonal Monsoon weather, capturing this beautiful ephemeral movement of water as it resonates outward.
View: Installational
Materials: Painted aluminium
Dimensions: 3.5m(h) x 2m(w)
Sculptural screens were proposed for a contemporary house designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour with Nick Hancock. Functioning as a screen and a visual sculptural statement, Spiralscape Screen can be seen through the house from the surrounding grounds, fusing ‘the elements’ into the domestic setting.
Spirals frequently occur in natural phenomena, such as within spiral galaxies and constellations, and on earth: within flora and fauna, geology and marine life. Spiralscape Screen is a window into a ‘spiralscape’, where celestial alignments criss-cross each other in space. The overlaid elements create a self-supporting lattice work structure, creating a sense of depth. The screen is defined at the edges by straight lines that spiral out from three individual circular cores.
View: Installational
Materials: Painted aluminium
Dimensions: 3.5m(h) x 2m(w)
Sculptural screens were proposed for a contemporary house designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour with Laurie Abbott and Nick Hancock. Functioning as a screen and a visual sculptural statement, Network of Pathways Screen can be seen through the house from the surrounding grounds, fusing ‘the elements’ into the domestic setting.
Network of Pathways Screen was inspired by the doodles one creates subconsciously while talking on the telephone. The criss-crossing vertical and horizontal pathways double back on themselves at right angles to form an intensely layered mass, reminiscent of the overview of a cityscape. The screen is made up from ten different pathways that can be visually followed with the eye from beginning to end.
View: Installational
Materials: Tile spacers, nylon bristle, styrene packaging, glass fibre rods, wooden domes
Dimensions: Field of variable heights
Untitled (Spheres) is an experimental 'heavenly' sculptural installation - a naturally kinetic field of allium-like structures. On viewing the installation, both by day and when lit up at night, the viewer is enticed into investigating the space further by negotiating an eclectic path through its ethereal white landscape of forms.
Untitled (Spheres) forces us to stop and reflect. It provokes us to appreciate purity and beauty, and to form a relationship with the structures, which move gently in response to wind and movement, enabling us to escape the everyday stresses we encounter when negotiating the world around us. This peaceful meditative atmosphere is not unlike the in-between state captured within the mood of a film or a musical soundscape.
View: Installational
Materials: Tile spacers, nylon bristle, styrene packaging, glass fibre rods, wooden domes
Dimensions: Field of variable heights
Untitled (Spheres) is an experimental 'heavenly' sculptural installation - a naturally kinetic field of allium-like structures. On viewing the installation, both by day and when lit up at night, the viewer is enticed into investigating the space further by negotiating an eclectic path through its ethereal white landscape of forms.
Untitled (Spheres) forces us to stop and reflect. It provokes us to appreciate purity and beauty, and to form a relationship with the structures, which move gently in response to wind and movement, enabling us to escape the everyday stresses we encounter when negotiating the world around us. This peaceful meditative atmosphere is not unlike the in-between state captured within the mood of a film or a musical soundscape.
View: Installational
Materials: Stainless steel construction
Dimensions: Varying sizes and shapes.
Scientists are currently experimenting in the microcosmic world of particle physics by recreating the conditions found in the first few billionths of a second after the big bang, through the aid of a particle colliding machine. The resulting cataclysmic explosion of heat, light and radiation is thought to produce a sub-atomic fragment known as the ‘God particle’, which permeates our universe and explains the make-up of all things.
Collider is an experiment into how we can physically experience these elements. If we imagine that the split-second explosive reaction between two opposing forces, particles or atmospheres could result in a sculptural form - what is it and what would it look like?
Modelshot
Materials: Stainless steel construction
Dimensions: One sculpture or a cluster of sculptures of varying sizes and shapes.
Scientists are currently experimenting in the microcosmic world of particle physics by recreating the conditions found in the first few billionths of a second after the big bang, through the aid of a particle colliding machine. The resulting cataclysmic explosion of heat, light and radiation is thought to produce a sub-atomic fragment known as the ‘God particle’, which permeates our universe and explains the make-up of all things.
Collider is an experiment into how we can physically experience these elements. If we imagine that the split-second explosive reaction between two opposing forces, particles or atmospheres could result in a sculptural form - what is it and what would it look like?
View: Detail
Materials: Stainless steel construction
Dimensions: One sculpture or a cluster of sculptures of varying sizes and shapes.
Scientists are currently experimenting in the microcosmic world of particle physics by recreating the conditions found in the first few billionths of a second after the big bang, through the aid of a particle colliding machine. The resulting cataclysmic explosion of heat, light and radiation is thought to produce a sub-atomic fragment known as the ‘God particle’, which permeates our universe and explains the make-up of all things.
Collider is an experiment into how we can physically experience these elements. If we imagine that the split-second explosive reaction between two opposing forces, particles or atmospheres could result in a sculptural form - what is it and what would it look like?
View: Installation
Materials: Aluminium or forms of steel
Dimensions: Approximate height and width > 170cm (full-scale)
This in-between state of existence would be defined within the proposed sculpture and would capture the evanescent beauty of bubbles, freezing an ephemeral moment within sustainable sculptural materials. The overall form will be of a spherical nature, the sphere having less surface area than volume, and is the most suitable for restraining internal forces (hence the bubble). The internal forces of the outer form will be constructed by varying small bubbles made from a complex symmetrical network of struts that approximate as close as possible to a large bubble.
A random structural form of bubbles was subsequently resolved with high-tech computer software by Arup for the 'Water Cube' swimming centre at the 2008 Olympic Games.
View: Detail
Materials: Aluminium or forms of steel
Dimensions: Approximate height and width > 170cm (full-scale)
This in-between state of existence would be defined within the proposed sculpture and would capture the evanescent beauty of bubbles, freezing an ephemeral moment within sustainable sculptural materials. The overall form will be of a spherical nature, the sphere having less surface area than volume, and is the most suitable for restraining internal forces (hence the bubble). The internal forces of the outer form will be constructed by varying small bubbles made from a complex symmetrical network of struts that approximate as close as possible to a large bubble.
A random structural form of bubbles was subsequently resolved with high-tech computer software by Arup for the 'Water Cube' swimming centre at the 2008 Olympic Games.
View: Computer rendering
Materials: polyester resin, fibreglass, bright mild steel, flip-pearl acrylic paint, acrylic 2-pack lacquer
Dimensions: 5 X Variable dimensions – approximately 1 to 1.2m in length
Initial computer-generated rendering for Astrolix - a proposed sculptural installation at Penguin Books HQ in London.
For more information view Astrolix in Commissions.