Constant Inward Spiral
Torus rotates outwards towards viewer, drawing viewer inward through the wall.
Steel, motor, cherry wood, mechanical components
2011

 

Photon Cabinet
Prototype of a darkened still life becomes visible by raining glowing balls, similar to
how we see the world, in that we don't see objects, we see the way photons bounce
off of objects.
2010-11

 

Pointing Hand for Hammer Museum
Model of the Hammer Museum and Oxy building with moving hand that points viewers in the direction
of their choosing.
Commissioned by Machine Project. Built by Matt Jones, Concept Design by Maria Mortati and Mark Allen,
Programming by Ben Dean.
2010

 

Chair Koan (Minimal Chair)
Reconstructed chair and video (running time 4:00)
2008-9

Agnostic Crucifix (VLA)
carved redwood, acrylic paint
1813 (reconstructed 2009)

Six Block Wall
Plyboo, patinaed brass wire on plyboo pedestal
2010

Homemade CERN (Best Thing Found at a JPL Garage Sale)
Red oak, disco ball, mirrored acrylic, motor, gearing, leds, plywood
2009-2010

River Fence
Walnut and brass wire on custom shelf
2009-2010

River Crossing (Minimum Amount of Bridge)
Stop-motion animation
2008

Six Axis Walnut Donut
Walnut, industrial felt, patinaed copper nails
2009

Plexicube Icecube
Acrylic, stainless steel hardware
2008

Falling Cube
Red oak, industrial felt, screws, motor, wire, custom electronics
2008

Shape of Something Always Moving
Cherry, brass wire, motorized pedestal
2007

Splinter Collection
Cherry, beaker, splinters, plaque, cork
2009

Flat Earth (Tennis Balls)
Tennis balls, screws, MDF, poplar, enamel
2008

Traffic Wave
Site-specific commissioned installation that translates highway traffic into an undulating wooden fabric. The piece began by
imagining the traffic from the point of view of the highway and grew to wonder how the conservation of energy principle plays
out in a section of commuter traffic.
maple, steel, custom electronics, pneumatic system
13' x 6' x 28
2008

Fractal Ferris
Laser cut airplane ply, basswood
2009

The Unemptiness of Space
Stop-motion animation of poplar and steel sculpture
2007