2011
unique pieces / limited edition
commissioned by Novalis Fine Arts
exhibitipn curated by Maria Cristina Didero
one piece - one edition made out of one old stading clock
five of the nine pieces
sketch to define the clock parts 
dissasembled old standing clock
casing - before and after
little angled bookshelf and little table
the old clock in new casing
two little doors became little tables
detail of the stamp that each piece got
all nine pieces resulting from the clock
'one piece - one edition - standing clock' in the exhibition '(mis)using what is there'
The clock is carefully seperated into its main components (casings, doors, legs …). Each of these parts form the starting point for a new piece of furniture. Thus the newly created objects are partially predefined by the original piece. This process of reutilization and transformation leads to rather unconventional but somehow familiar objects.
The amount of single pieces of the pendulum clock define the size of the limited edition. Each 'original' piece was sanded and newly lacquered before new metal pieces or other elements changed and defined the final use of the object. In total nine unique pieces were created.
The final objects are:
1 wall clock - made out of the old pendulum clock
1 standing mirror - made out of the glass-door
1 shelf - made out of the top casing
1 sideboard - made out of the cabinet carcass
2 small tables - each made out of one door
2 table-lamps - each made out of one leg
1 wall-shelf - made out of two legs
Using an old piece and transforming into something new is not just about reusing, but as well about learning from the old, building on something existing, developing it further and putting it into another context.
The project 'one piece - one ection' was developed on the occasion of a solo exhibition at Novalis Fine Arts Gallery in Turin. The show entitled '(mis)using what is there' was curated by Maria Cristina Didero.
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material:
newly lacquered original standing clock parts, lacquered metal structures
dimensions: various
production: limited edition of 9
links:
Gallery Novalis Fine Arts