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Inner Workings
10" x 10" x 2.5"
Currently on display and available to purchase at Maine Art Collective, 9 Moulton St., Portland, ME
With reclaimed gears and cryptic instruments, this piece peels back the surface of mechanical memory, exploring the poetry of precision, invention, and unseen labor.
10" x 10" x 2.5"
Currently on display and available to purchase at Maine Art Collective, 9 Moulton St., Portland, ME
With reclaimed gears and cryptic instruments, this piece peels back the surface of mechanical memory, exploring the poetry of precision, invention, and unseen labor.
10" x 10" x 2.5"
Currently on display and available to purchase at Maine Art Collective, 9 Moulton St., Portland, ME
With reclaimed gears and cryptic instruments, this piece peels back the surface of mechanical memory, exploring the poetry of precision, invention, and unseen labor.
Materials List:
Brass gears from clockworks and machinery
Vintage copper plate with mechanical fittings
Magnifying lens
Brass and steel toggles, pins, and switches
Chain-link segment and brass latch
Metal cylinders and coil-wrapped orbs
Found industrial handle with hinge
Distressed paper backdrop
A labyrinth of brass gears, pressure mechanisms, and optical elements compose Inner Workings, a study in precision and mystery. Echoing the internal anatomy of machines—and perhaps minds—the piece invites viewers to decode its obscure logic. Every sprocket, lens, and lever suggests a story of function long since forgotten, yet still subtly in motion.