Elemental Waltz

Seduced by the idea of opposite forces generating something new, Benjamin Motoc creates the Elemental Waltz collection. He manipulates hot melted wax and frozen water into material choreographies to design unique structures. Some birthmarks here, a few wrinkles there ; the fragile shapes of wax are taken to the foundry and recast in everlasting metal. Offsprings of a process that juxtaposes immiscible materials, the bronze console and the two aluminium trophies stand on their structure of runners which are the tubes that the metal was poured through.

Usually cut off, these manufacturing elements bring the design of the objects into close conversation with the production process. The body of work displays intricate reliefs and oddly familiar shapes, echoing Motoc’s artistic approach in design and his conceptuel crafting methods.