COLLAPSED

COLLAPSED

Materials:

The materials Utilized in this piece only includes a tree that had fallen, and an iron leg painted with epoxy paint.

Found or located Where:

Located in 2015, and produced in the following year, the tree that had died and was located on my own property in Morretes, PR, Brazil, very near my studio. As it was a threat to falling, I chose to remove it and after a period of drying was able to work with the material, transforming it into a bench.

The Process:

At the time that I removed the tree I had already formulated in my mind the concept of the final piece.  In an effort to make the bench appear as one piece of log that was folded over i took great care in cutting a 45-degree angle and rejoining the piece that was cut to its original base and then cut a flat surface from the top of the piece so that there was a seating area on the top of it. Through this effort I was able to blend seamlessly the transitional connection between the base and the bench top. Finally, simply fabricating a steel piece and painting it for the additional leg completed the piece.

Status: 

Available for sale