by Brandon Da Costa
AN AGGLOMERATION OF POLYGONS IN THE FORM OF A
HELIX. THE ‘POLY // HELIX’ LOOKS AT THE STRUCTURAL STABILITY
OF THE WOOD-JOINT CONNECTION THROUGH ITS
MASS, MOMENT, AND SHEAR, THAT ALL LIE IN STATIC
EQUILLIBRIUM. GROUNDED MERELY BY 2 CUBES TO THE
BASE THIS SCULPTURE NOT ONLY EXPLORES THE
STRENGTH OF THE SUM OF ITS PARTS BUT SO TOO DOES IT
PROCLAIM THE STRENGTH IN EACH FRAGMENT, WHETHER
CUBE, RHOMBUS, OR RECTANGLE. THIS IS A SCULPTURE
THAT IN ITS ESSENCE OF CONSTRUCTION EXPLORES THE
CONSTITUENTS OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES ON FORM AND
SPACE.
ELEVATION ISOMETRIC JOINT PLAN