Artist Statement
Beginning of Life is conceived as a visual metaphor for the first stirrings of growth. The square format is deliberately calm and architectural, but inside that boundary the surface is restless: convex and concave forms bend reflections into embryonic shapes that never fully resolve. A pot plant, a doorway, a passer-by—all dissolve into living patterns that feel half-biological, half-cosmic.
The sculpture uses the Mercury-effect forming technique to create a skin that behaves like liquid yet remains solid and enduring. This tension between permanence and change echoes the idea of life crystallising out of chaos. Depending on the time of day, the work shifts dramatically—soft and pastel at dawn, high-contrast and sharp at noon, warm and glowing under artificial light in the evening—mirroring the cyclical nature of growth.
1/1 Installation
Site type:
- Residential or hospitality entrance, veranda, sheltered terrace, gallery or internal courtyard.
Placement:
- Mounted on a clean, largely unbroken wall so the sculpture reads as the main focal point.
- Ideal near a threshold (door, passage, staircase) where viewers naturally pass close and see their own reflection “entering” the piece.
- Works beautifully with nearby greenery; plants reflected in the panel reinforce the theme of new life.
Lighting:
- Indirect natural light works extremely well; avoid harsh spotlights that flatten the relief.
- For evening, use warm white wall washers or a concealed linear LED above or below to skim the surface and emphasise the topography.
Scale & proportion:
- Approx. 1400 × 1400 mm—large enough to anchor a space like a window made of metal.
- Can be centred over a console, planter or low bench, or left floating as a pure wall object.
Materials
Hidden fixing system / French cleat or custom brackets to keep the panel floating slightly off the wall. drop.
Stainless steel wall sculpture, Mercury-effect formed surface.
Mirror-polished finish with soft transitions between highlights and shadows.
1/2 Relational Works
For internal “Related Works” or cross-links on the site, Beginning of Life can be grouped with:
Landscapes, Triptych, Mercury Panels – larger Mercury-surface compositions that play with horizon lines and layered reflections.
Reaching the Melting Point – vertical “drip” composition exploring gravity and transformation.
Liquid Mercury, Gravity, Melting Landscape – wall-mounted panels with organic, cascading surfaces.