Deanna Wilson, Oil Lamp (STUDENT 2021)

Oil Lamp is a nod to the antiquity of the centuries-old hardwood (Turpentine) which I salvaged from repair works on a Jetty in Port Lincoln; nicknamed the Oil Jetty because it is where ships dock to supply fuel to the town. The concept was to take this idea further by contrasting this embodiment with a contemporary design. The crane shape and ratchet mechanism were intended to highlight the strength of the wood. The two primary materials I used are Turpentine and Hempcrete. Using only the Chigiri tsugi (spline joint) technique with the are kata (dumb-bell) shape inserts, no other fasteners/glue are needed to hold all of the parts of the articulating lamp together. The wooden components were CNC milled - using CAD files I created - in 12 parts; and I built moulds for the hempcrete base and lampshade. All cables are internally routed, and the articulating arms have embedded aluminium electricity conducting tracks connected to spring-loaded conductive brass pins, allowing smooth cable-free and flicker-free motion.

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