When weight becomes image
Weights of Art starts from an object the body knows before the eye does: the kettlebell. The same mass becomes a head, a bust, an animal, an object of desire or a symbol, while the handle remains as a trace of its original use. Weight here is twofold, physical and existential: the images, ideals, desires and roles we carry every day. The works come in numbered editions named after boxing weight classes.
17 works in 7 collections
The Weights of Philosophy
Socrates and Marcus Aurelius remind us that philosophy has always been an exercise of the self.
The Weights of Ego
The grenade inscribed “Army of One”, the pink skull and the warrior: the sharpest edge of the series.
The Weights of Beauty
Beauty, desire and self-presentation, and the weight each of them carries.
The Weights of Origin
The Cycladic figurine meets the modern form of the kettlebell, and Trinity Torus carries it towards geometry.
The Weights of Dominance
Strength and instinct take the form of the gorilla, the lion, the bear and the dog.
The Weights of Sports
The code of fair competition, written on the ball.
The Weights of Craving
Consumption and the ideal of the controlled body, on the same handle.
Three weights, one form
The editions of Weights of Art take their names from boxing weight classes. Size, mass and the number of pieces change; the form stays the same.
Heavyweight
Edition of 30
25 cm · 3 kg
Middleweight
Edition of 60
19 cm · 1 kg
Featherweight
Edition of 90
13 cm
Socrates Kettlebell, shown to scaleSelected works also exist as unique Extra Heavyweight pieces, up to 15 kg.