Unique/Multiple

Unique/Multiple, 2007.

Metal, feathers, nylon thread, gauze.
23 × 23 × 46 cm (9 × 9 × 18 in).

Private collection, Belgium.

A cube is divided by a sliver of empty space into two neat rectangles filled with feathers. At the center of the empty space, a tiny isolated feather connects the two blocks — or is it keeping them apart?

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Frontal view with base.

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3/4 view with base.

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Frontal view.

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3/4 view.

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Detail.