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Mimicing the Ocean’s Surface

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Mimicing the Ocean’s Surface

Mathieu Lehanneur created a collection called ‘‘Ocean Memories’’ for an exhibition at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery in Paris. Chipped blocks of marble and bronze that mimic the ocean’s surface create tables, benches and stools.

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To translate ocean currents into digital forms, 3d special effects softwares are used. Afterwards, blocks of natural Stones are machine-cut to replicate the digitally created forms. A liquid like finish on top and hand polishing is applied in order to have a glossy finish.

 

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To create tables and stools, Lehanneur has used White and grey marble as well as polished bronze to have a monolithic palette.

 

"Ocean Memories evokes a surrealistic and materialised vision of an ocean frozen in its movement," says Lehanneur in his statement,  "These remarkable pieces capture the complex movements of waves and water currents becoming three-dimensional still pictures of Nature’s fifth element."

 

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The artist wants to question the fact that the transition from solid to liquid can only be seen through physics.

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