Australian Red Mallee Burl (Eucalyptus oleosa) stainless steel and epoxy inlays.
17 lbs. 24" x 12" x 6"
Fleeting Existence draws directly from concepts in quantum field theory and energy landscape physics, where matter is understood as an excitation stabilized within a continuous field rather than as an isolated object. In this framework, structure emerges where energy settles.
The sculptural surface articulates this principle through its sharply varied topology. Peaks, folds, and compressed valleys evoke a potential energy surface shaped by competing forces. Embedded steel spheres occupy select low and high points, functioning as markers of field behavior: localized concentrations where energy condenses, reflects, or temporarily stabilizes before dispersing again.
The spheres’ reflective surfaces introduce an additional layer of meaning. Observation becomes interaction, echoing the role of measurement in quantum mechanics, where systems are altered by the act of being observed.
[The underside of this sculpture represents a hidden landscape - one that shapes outcomes without ever being fully seen. Three metal spheres sit in natural hollows in the wood, each appearing stable in its own small pocket. None is centered, dominant, or final. Together, they suggest moments where a system finds temporary balance—not because it has reached perfection, but because it has found a place where movement can pause. The spheres feel settled, yet quietly provisional. Seen this way, the underside is not about resolution. It is about waiting, holding, and remaining suspended between possible outcomes.What appears solid is only temporarily so. What appears quiet is full of latent tension.]
Australian Red Mallee Burl (Eucalyptus oleosa) stainless steel and epoxy inlays.
17 lbs. 24" x 12" x 6"
Fleeting Existence draws directly from concepts in quantum field theory and energy landscape physics, where matter is understood as an excitation stabilized within a continuous field rather than as an isolated object. In this framework, structure emerges where energy settles.
The sculptural surface articulates this principle through its sharply varied topology. Peaks, folds, and compressed valleys evoke a potential energy surface shaped by competing forces. Embedded steel spheres occupy select low and high points, functioning as markers of field behavior: localized concentrations where energy condenses, reflects, or temporarily stabilizes before dispersing again.
The spheres’ reflective surfaces introduce an additional layer of meaning. Observation becomes interaction, echoing the role of measurement in quantum mechanics, where systems are altered by the act of being observed.
[The underside of this sculpture represents a hidden landscape - one that shapes outcomes without ever being fully seen. Three metal spheres sit in natural hollows in the wood, each appearing stable in its own small pocket. None is centered, dominant, or final. Together, they suggest moments where a system finds temporary balance—not because it has reached perfection, but because it has found a place where movement can pause. The spheres feel settled, yet quietly provisional. Seen this way, the underside is not about resolution. It is about waiting, holding, and remaining suspended between possible outcomes.What appears solid is only temporarily so. What appears quiet is full of latent tension.]
