Behind the scenes in creating the installation work Pathways of light
Studio image of award winning sculpture Pathways of Light
Pathways of Light, Installed at Central Saint Martins, Granary Square, London
Inspiration
One evening, as I walked down my street,
overcome with a feeling of hopelessness
everything in my world had cracked
I happened to
pass by a heap of rubbish where someone had discarded eggshells.
I stopped and stared at it.
One evening, as I walked down my street,
overcome with a feeling of hopelessness
everything in my world had cracked
I happened to
pass by a heap of rubbish where someone had discarded eggshells.
I stopped and stared at it.
Unknown to me at that time,
this was the moment Pathways of light was conceived.
I had been woking with non linear patterns in mathematics in my previous career in financial markets,
And suddenly,
I saw non linear patterns in these eggshells
lying in a dump.
It reminded me of the non linear patterns
In the way our glaciers have begun melting at an accelerated rate.
And a few daystar later, I saw non linear patterns in how a mirror cracks-
when heated in an artists workshop.
I was excited.
I collected broken eggshells and broken mirror, I did not try to repair cracks in the broken materials.
Eighteen months later,
In June 2022, Pathways of light hung at Granary square, London.
Won the highly commended 'Maison zero, this earth' award
for sustainability by LVMH.
this was the moment Pathways of light was conceived.
I had been woking with non linear patterns in mathematics in my previous career in financial markets,
And suddenly,
I saw non linear patterns in these eggshells
lying in a dump.
It reminded me of the non linear patterns
In the way our glaciers have begun melting at an accelerated rate.
And a few daystar later, I saw non linear patterns in how a mirror cracks-
when heated in an artists workshop.
I was excited.
I collected broken eggshells and broken mirror, I did not try to repair cracks in the broken materials.
Eighteen months later,
In June 2022, Pathways of light hung at Granary square, London.
Won the highly commended 'Maison zero, this earth' award
for sustainability by LVMH.
The Artwork
Award winning work,Pathways of light. As installed at Granary Square, Central Saint Martins, London. 2022
The ceiling. 1.75mx2.25 m Broken mirror and eggshell
The shrine which is home of Humpty Dumpty version 2.0. Broken mirror and eggshell. 33 cm cube
Humpty Dumpty version 2.0 who resides in the shrine. Recomposing eggshell. 15 cm tall
The process to make the ceiling and shrine
Three meter sheets of mirror that were damaged and cracked were cut.The cracked mirror was subject to heat and vacuum to accentuate the cracks. Topology of mirror changes.
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The process to make Humpty Dumpty Version 2.0
Washing waste eggshell
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Drying 150 kilo eggshell
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Grinding the dried eggshell
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Recomposing eggshell
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Hanging the work
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The viewers in the gallery
