Giles Miller II

 

Built in collaboration with Surrey Hills Arts and the Mittal Foundation by Giles Miller  This pavilion tapers gently toward the valley its organic cone like form opening like a lens to frame the panoramic view. Each cedar shingle carries a message: poems, dedications, and words from local residents and schoolchildren. What begins as a protective skin at the rear gradually disperses forward—lifting into light, wind, and sky. Part sculpture, part shelter, part archive—the pavilion becomes a vessel of collective memory.

Ariele Alasko IV

 

It has been over a decade since I first featured the work of Ariele Alasko on this blog. As time passes her work matures to astounding and breath taking levels of skill and beauty. Here are some images of her latest mobiles. 

Bruno Walpoth II

 Bruno Walpoth's Pinocchio

Micchele De LucchiI

 

"sewing wood seems like a counterintuitive idea. convention dictates that this material be glued, interlocked, and inlaid through a mechanical process to obtain perfectly matching surfaces. my new technique requires no geometric perfection. I can instead tightly connect differently shaped parts, with no clear point of contact, and create a harmonious and solid composition, moreover, merging wood with iron wire further punctuates that imperfect aesthetic – reminding me of ancient buildings, erected through artisanal techniques that will always express the joy of hand-making," Micchele De LucchiI

Thank you Robyn Gordon

Sawkille Co II

Doddle balls by the Sawkille Co

 

Sawkille Co I

 

Stunning inlaid silver and shell work by the Sawkille Company.

Doris Salcedo

'Uprooted' by Doris Salcedo - A House Made From Hundreds of Trees

Doris Salcedo explores the fragility of home and displacement in 'Uprooted', a monumental installation made of dead trees forming the silhouette of a house. 

Known for addressing political trauma through domestic objects, Salcedo creates an impenetrable structure where gnarled roots and tangled wood block entry, symbolizing loss and forced migration, reflecting on global crises, from war to environmental disasters. 'Uprooted' highlights the dissolving connection between humanity and nature,  and indeed humanity and empathy, evoking a sense of isolation and rupture.