Fiona Glover, Chrysalis (You've changed) Pendant Light (Student)

This object’s shape references the form of an opened chrysalis, a safe place from where the occupant in its newly transformed state has emerged, just as light emerges from the dark cavity of the interior. The light constructed in two parts, using compound mitres to create six regular sides in both the top and the base. The top has a woven cord emerging from the tip from which the container can be hung, while the base is open, allowing a view into the suspended container – which houses a light bulb – from below. The join between the two parts is reinforced with a series of veneer splines, cut at dovetail angles to ensure strength and integrity of the connection. The timber is recycled Tasmanian blackwood, salvaged from joinery in a building demolition at the Australian National University, then charred using a shou sugi ban technique and finished in tung oil, before being waxed and buffed. The choice of recycled timber charred in harsh conditions expresses the contrast between dark, old exterior and luminous interior, representing the emergence of a transformed being. Furniture Studio at the School of Art and Design at the Australian National University. tutelage of Dr Ashley Eriksmoen (Head of Furniture, SoAD ANU) and tutor Jeremy Brown'

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