Managed Instability
Olive wood (Olea europaea) with stainless steel and epoxy inlays.
2025
20 lbs. 29” x 20” × 3”
Managed Instability draws from the physics of nuclear fusion as a study in tolerance under pressure. Order is present, but it is provisional. A system held together through restraint rather than agreement, where tolerance is active rather than passive—and where stability remains something that must be continually earned.
Managed Instability
Olive wood (Olea europaea) with stainless steel and epoxy inlays.
2025
20 lbs. 29” x 20” × 3”
Managed Instability draws from the physics of nuclear fusion as a study in tolerance under pressure. Order is present, but it is provisional. A system held together through restraint rather than agreement, where tolerance is active rather than passive—and where stability remains something that must be continually earned.
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