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Tension Study No. 04

Object / YearW–041 / 2026
ClassificationFreestanding sculpture
MaterialCold-rolled steel, black oxide, wax
Dimensions3100 × 900 × 520 mm
Dark steel arc rising against a furnace-lit ground

A four-millimetre sheet persuaded into a load-bearing line.

Tension Study began as a test of how little material could hold a monumental posture. Its two folded edges act as hidden beams; the broad face carries the marks of rollers, clamps and the final adjustment by heat.

From a distance the work reads as one continuous gesture. Up close, the logic becomes legible: welded interruptions, minute changes in radius, and a base that transfers the apparent instability cleanly into the ground.

  • F–0112 full-scale paper profiles
  • F–027 controlled heat corrections
  • F–03Tolerance at final joint: 0.8 mm
Next object / W–036Black Arc