1999 | Shaken not Stirred / Agitato ma non Girato

Light sculpture / cocktail table

January - March 1999

 

Dimensions in cm: 60 diameter x  70 h

Medium: CNC cut and routered clear perspex, glass, clear lexan, stainless steel fixings, fibre optics, aluminium lamp holder, halogen bulb

 

Current location: artist's home

Exhibited in: A Room with a View, Milan, an Artesign exhibition - Galleria Terzo Millennio, International Furniture Fair, Milan, Italy, April 1999. Travelling to: Duff House, National Galleries of Scotland, September 1999

 

Artist’s notes:

The context of exhibiting in a satellite venue of the Milan Furniture Fair, together with sponsorship from Martini, prompted this functional construction. A classic cocktail glass inspires the form, and the glamorous night scape of the city of Milan is echoed in the points of light travelling in an Archimedian spiral. The construction involved collaboration with another artist (Jon Pengelly), two designers (Julian Malins, Martin Bouette) and a local engineering firm (Aitken, Aberdeen).