Anduriel Widmark
Art is a good excuse to play. Play is a fun way to try on new
realities. Exploring patterns and symmetry through abstraction
presents an opportunity to look outside of a regular pattern of
seeing. Relationships between underlying forces exemplify the
inseparability of structure and narration. Structures and voids
organize a lattice around these distinctions and connections.
5 interlocking tetrahedra, constructed by arranging 30 identical
pieces of 6mm borosilicate glass rod. Marbles were joined to the
20 vertices to accentuate the reflections inside the structure.
Using glass allows light to bounce around the interior,
highlighting the beautiful chiral space within.
A knot, link, and unknot. 3 different ways to connect the ends of
12 rods in a simple left-handed tristix arrangement.
Non-intersecting cylinder packing arrangements present a wide
variety of problems that can make for enjoyable puzzles. Using a
small propane and oxygen torch, the ends of borosilicate glass
rods were joined to neighbors using twists or half loops. The
network of glass creates a dynamic interaction of light and
shadows.