HOLD — sculptural concept showing the complete steel form and base plinth in a gallery setting.
Restraint

HOLD

A human presence reduced to its essence.

Status
Concept work — available for fabrication

Form held in tension. Not broken. Waiting.

Concept

Folded planes gather around a compressed posture. Openings reveal and conceal the interior, while the form remains held between resistance and release.

HOLD concept study sheet showing a crouched human posture, folded sculptural forms and development variations.
HOLD — studies of posture, restraint and folded form.
HOLD sculpture detail showing overlapping steel forms, patinated surfaces and internal voids.
HOLD — form and surface, concept visualisation.
HOLD concept detail showing a patinated steel edge, overlapping forms and a shadowed internal void.
HOLD — material and edge, concept visualisation.
Architectural visualisation
Concept visualisation of HOLD in a concrete gallery, with a standing person providing an approximate reference for scale.
HOLD — architectural scale study. Proposed overall height 2.4 m including plinth.
Specifications
Material
Blackened steel
Dimensions
Proposed overall height: 240 cm including plinth. Width and depth to be confirmed.
Edition
Edition of 3 + 1 AP
Status
Concept work — available for fabrication
Environment
Indoor / Outdoor
Fabrication
Fabricated steel, hand-finished blackened patination
Finish

Images indicate the intended surface character. Colour, texture and patina are developed through physical samples and agreed as part of each commission. Hand finishing and, where applicable, natural weathering create variations unique to each work.

Stillform

Material under pressure.

Sculpture exploring the moment between force and consequence.

Studio

New Zealand
By appointment

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