Burden

LOAD

A huge steel mass apparently supported by something impossibly inadequate.

Status

Proposed monumental work

Weight reveals truth.

Concept

A leaning mass bears down on a compressed support. The imbalance is immediate; the means of holding it remain concealed. LOAD makes weight felt through the apparent inadequacy of what carries it.

LOAD concept detail showing the underside of a steel mass bearing on a small compressed steel form. — LOAD — weight and compression, concept visualisation.

LOAD — material and edge, concept visualisation.

LOAD concept detail showing a sharp vertical steel edge between shadowed and illuminated patinated faces. — LOAD — material and edge, concept visualisation.

Architectural visualisation

LOAD — architectural scale study. Proposed overall height 4.8 m including compressed support.

Concept visualisation of LOAD in a concrete gallery with a standing person providing an approximate reference for scale. — LOAD — architectural scale study. Proposed overall height 4.8 m including compressed support.

Specifications

Material: Corten / weathering steel
Dimensions: Proposed overall height: 4.8 m including compressed support. Width and depth to be confirmed.
Edition: Unique commission
Status: Proposed monumental work
Environment: Outdoor
Fabrication: Weathering steel plate, engineered internal structure

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.

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