At first glance, Orange Groove appears as a mere object—curved cardboard, layers of paint, dimensions neatly defined. Yet to stand before it is to confront something else entirely. The grey surface, indifferent and bureaucratic, conceals an inner blaze—a cavity of orange that burns not with fire, but with silent urgency.
This sculpture does not seek your admiration. It waits. It observes. Its form, simple and inescapable, echoes the geometry of quiet judgments. It is both wall and passage, both presence and refusal. You might wonder if it is watching you back. Perhaps it is.
Constructed by hand from layered cardboard
Painted in acrylic: grey for denial, orange for confession
Dimensions: 12 × 18 × 7.5 cm (4 ¾” × 7” × 3”)
Suspends easily, though nothing about it is light
Unique, in the way that every sentence in a trial is unique
Origin:
This piece emerged from a study of spatial silence—a visual pause carved into the wall. Influenced by Bauhaus rigor and Suprematist reduction, Orange Groove was imagined as a threshold between surface and space, absence and intensity. The glowing orange interior acts as a contained sun, surrounded by calm, reflective grey—a balance of restraint and radiance.
