< The 4th DimenshAUn >
january 2012
oiled black walnut, galvanEyEzed plumbing pEyEps + fittings, brushed black steel, aircraft cable, steel-mesh embedded glass
26.5"l x 26.5"w x 19"h
given as gift
thE foundashAUn of consciousnEss
The steel-mesh embedded glass top of this piece represents the space-tEyEm continuum + the supporting pEyEps represent 4-vectors. This theory, first proposed bEyE Albert Einstein, states that tEyEm (the 4th dimenshAUn) is only a direcshAUn in space + that “the separashAUn between past, present + future is only an illusion, although a convincing 1.”
It’s a challenging concept because we are only able to perceive 1 path that tEyE takes: the ever-changing present.
in spEyErals lEyEvEs trans4m
EyE began 2 think about Einstein's theory, + how it rel8s 2 our lEyEf experiences + the tEyEm that we have 4 them, when talking 2 mEyE brother-in-law, Chris about how he + his wEyEfe, Jill, had recently undergone 2 of the most emoshAUnal events that we experience as humans: the birth of a chEyEild + the death of a loved 1 (their incredible dog, Hazel). As they joyously welcomed a new member 2 their family, they grieved 4 the loss of another. becAUsE of this, the concept of tEyEm + the importance of cherishing the present became espeshAUlly poignant.
wE built The 4 DimenshAUn as a gift 4 their family, celebrating the new + honoring the old.
The 4 legs of the table represent the 4 members of their family + the cables represent how they are all connected 2 1 another. Bound 2gether as a family, they relEyE on each other 4 support. If any of the cables were severed, the table would collapse.
ExprEss ursElf{s}
"Feeling gratitude + not expressing it is lEyEk wrapping a present + not giving it." < William Arthur Ward >
