The title TELOFLUX derives from the Greek word Telos meaning complete, final, perfect and Flux referring to something that is not done, moving, flowing, changing, evolving. It’s this notion of contradiction that is the inspiration for it.
When we think of architecture, a building, we think of it as complete, unchanging. What if a building could be both unchanging and evolving at the same time? I tried to create a structure with both a concise form but also feeling like it is in flux, thus the undulating layers in its pyramidal indentations meant to feel fluid; flowing and moving.
Its multiple levels are meant to represent the stratified layers of an archeological Tel.
From Wikipedia:
In archaeology, a tell (from Arabic: تَلّ, tall ‘mound, small hill’) is an artificial topographical feature, a mound consisting of the accumulated and stratified debris of a succession of consecutive settlements at the same site, the refuse of generations of people who built and inhabited them, and natural sediment. The layers of stratification span 3,500 years and tells the story of evolving civilizations in multiple epochs. This notion of stratification emphasizes evolving change.
I was a recipient of the Ohio Arts Council ADAP (Artists with Disabilities Access Program) grant. Funds helped with the purchase of a 3d printer and filament that went into the making of this sculpture. I’m Grateful to the OAC for their support.
