Hyperbolize

HYPERBOLIZE

installation - glass - 2002

HYPERBOLIZE is an installation work, originally developed only as a prototype in 2002. As in ACCUMULO, the work quite literally “sustains itself” through a delicate balance of forces — of thrusts and counter-thrusts. In HYPERBOLIZE, stability and equilibrium — and therefore the very existence of the piece — depend on the precise contact and alignment of the curved glass elements resting simultaneously on the horizontal and vertical planes.

The installation is composed of a sequence of curved, sandblasted crystal glass elements shaped to form a line reminiscent of a hyperbola. The extremities of each curve rest respectively on the wall and the floor, uniting the two planes in a dynamic tension.

The frosted glass captures and holds the light, producing the effect of a series of luminous curves — or rather, of subtle energies made visible and perceptible, as in the environmental installation PERCER-VOIR — that connect the horizontal with the vertical. The ensemble of elements “traces” a path of light between the intersecting planes.

HYPERBOLIZE adapts to different environments, transforming with each installation, and can therefore be described as a variable work.