Volvelles (2022-2026) is a series of works, each of which consisting of freely rotating, concentric metal wheels utilized to create combinations of concepts related to methodologies, frameworks, acts or approaches in creative processes.
Very Nice (2022), screen print on aluminium wheels
Traditional volvelles were constructed of rotating pieces of paper and are considered early prototypes of analog computers with diverse uses such as making complex astronomical calculations, encrypting information, as well as mechanizing methods of divination.
Transitive Verbs (2022), close-up, acid etching on stainless steel
Value, Experience, Change, Knowledge (2026), draws upon Andrea Fraser’s essay “The Field of Contemporary Art: A Diagram” (2024), which engages Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of the field of cultural production. The mechanism brings out the relationships across the domains of knowledge, social/political change, experience, and value production through compiled lists of terms.The World Dial (2026), acid etching and and silkscreen print on stainless steel. Emojis on the discs are chosen to loosely represent terms in “Swadesh lists”, originally designed in the 1950s for cross-linguistic comparison by compiling basic, universally understood human concepts.
