These three concrete bowls are the foundation of the next and last sculpture in a series called Host and Guest; the earth being the host and we be the guests. The shiny on top are lug nuts I re threaded to accommodate common stainless coarse thread bolts. The white ( which won't be white later ) Eiffel tower like image will be attached to the concrete rice bowls with the shiny lug nuts.
This is a version of the shape below before the concrete was added.This galvanized lathing is what supports the concrete.
This sphere of a thing is the earth planet;Host. It will bolt to the Eiffel tower part . It is made of concrete and has big holes in it and it's hollow in side. That on the right is a little ramp up to my drawing room in the back ground.
This steel primed white Eiffel tower part holds up the earth planet with one big bolt.
This part is the Guest and it looks like a house. It is cast in concrete with a bolt coming through the top. It will be suspended inside the hollow earth ball.
On top of the earth ball is a white dome that holds a 4foot tall tapered pointer. The house and the pointer are co-joined by a spring inside that dome. The slightest movement of the pointer will be indicated by movement of the house.
So often we look at art and never know how it was made. There is nothing conclusive here but it's how I put this art together. In the case of this series of Host and Guest it is clear to me how ever we treat the Host we are still all ways the Guest.
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