Description

Axis Displacement is a kinetic sculpture consisting of a spiral formed by two steel strips whose outer surfaces are chrome‑plated. The form visually references the double helix of DNA, while remaining grounded in an industrial, mechanical reality. The spiral is held together by connectors made of barbed wire — links that both bind the structure and impose restriction.

The object is driven by a motor, yet the connection between the drive and the sculpture is intentionally loose. As a result, the rotation does not follow a stable, linear logic: the spiral slows down, pauses, and periodically begins to rotate in the opposite direction. This behavior produces a constant displacement of the axis — the system loses a fixed center but continues to operate.

Movement in this work is not illustrative; it functions as an independent semantic element. The sculpture behaves like a living structure in which instability and resistance are embedded into the mechanics themselves.

The total height of the work, including the supporting frame, is approximately two meters, bringing the object close to the scale of the human body and intensifying the physical perception of form, motion, reflection, and metallic sound.

Context

Axis Displacement is a continuation and large‑scale development of the earlier work Message to the Future. In this project, ideas of transmission, inheritance, and distortion of information acquire a material and kinetic form.

The spiral refers to biological code and mechanisms of inheritance, while the use of industrial materials and barbed wire shifts this association toward coercion, control, and traumatic fixation. The barbed wire functions not only as a structural element but also as a visual marker of forced connection.

The recurring shift in rotational direction becomes a metaphor for transmission that never occurs without distortion: any message, code, or structure passed through time inevitably changes its trajectory.

Artist Statement (excerpt)

In my practice, I work with kinetic structures and industrial materials, exploring moments of failure and resistance within systems designed for order and control. I am interested in states where a form continues to exist despite the loss of a stable axis and predetermined direction.

Axis Displacement addresses the impossibility of fully fixing movement, meaning, and the future, even when they are embedded in rigid structures.

Technical Information

Materials: steel (chrome‑plated outer surfaces), barbed wire, electric motor
Technique: kinetic sculpture
Dimensions: approx. 200 cm (height)
Year: 2025