Atreoscope

Starlight

The finished lamp hanging against a red-brown clay wall, its four points drawn downward
Pencil sketch of the lamp inside perspective guides, the form laid out as a four-pointed star
Marble blocks on the workbench, the construction drawn out on one of them
The block worked out, its surface cut into narrow ribs that fall away towards the centre
The lamp held in one hand, the ribbed edge and the round opening for the fitting visible
The lamp lit from within, the light showing the curved faces between the points
The lit lamp hanging in the workshop, warm against the dark surroundings
The lamp above a bed of pebbles, unlit, its points against the pale ground
The lamp from below against a dark concrete wall, the fitting visible at the centre
Year
2021
Materials
Laas marble
Dimensions
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Description

The sequence is the course of the work: sketch, layout on the marble block, the worked form, the raw lamp, the first light tests in the workshop, the finished piece. The form is a four-pointed star whose faces curve inward between the points, so the wall thickness grades the light rather than passing it evenly.