The change

The two sculptures in this photo are the same piece, what has changed over a short period of time is the warp in the piece of wood used.

In the picture on the left the structure is standing upright, this was assembled shortly after the piece of wood ( green oak) was freshly cut.

Over a period of weeks as the wood has dried out and started to season, an internal struggle has begun. The wood is starting to warp, causing a natural tension and almost vulnerability within the sculpture, pitching it forwards and causing even more of a balancing act.

Now normally I would be upset by the instability of this piece but really it ads to it. Transferring the stack of brick off cuts, pieces destined to be cast away and become land fill, bricks usually seen as steady an stable have now become fragile and vulnerable. The original strength of this structure has now become somewhat weaker, through the natural forces within its build.