Punctuations
This sculpture unites two relics of manual labor—an agricultural implement below and a Jacquard loom punch card or a heddle assembly component above —into a single, luminous form. The lower section, likely a primitive field plow or soil churner, is marked by its cylindrical shape and protruding metal tines, symbols of earthbound force and repetition. In contrast, the upper grid, once used for setting threads in weaving, evokes precision and pattern, a tool for organizing complexity. The two elements, though emerging from distinct histories—farming and fabric-making—are visually and conceptually interlocked. The circular perforations in the upper piece echo the extruding steel of the lower, forming a kind of inverse geometry that binds them. Their shared earthy rust-brown palette further harmonizes the composition, as if time and use have conspired to make them kin. Together, they form a quietly radiant monument to labor, pattern, and transformation.
