Graphic logo, black angular L-shaped form on white background, minimalist geometric design with bold right-angle composition.

Lina Vargas De La Hoz

Detail view of a circular interactive sculpture, showing tensioned elements and material deformation under pressure.
Interactive sculpture consisting of a large circular metal structure positioned on the floor of an industrial interior space.

A spinning, circular metal structure rests on the floor. At the edge of the circle, a clay sphere is attached and set into motion by pushing a metal rod. As visitors activate the structure and move around it, the clay ball is gradually ground down by sharp metal edges. Movement, use, material resistance, and chance determine the evolving state of the work. What becomes visible is a cycle of action, erosion, and accumulation, in which time, labor, and material are inseparably linked.

Publication details

Type

Installation

Year

2006

Materials

Metal, clay sphere

Dimentions

Metal object (Ø 100 cm), metal rod (200 cm), clay sphere (originally approx. Ø 15 cm)