Looking Up in the Attic Candleholder in Glass by Vincent Decat

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Somewhere above the rooms, under the slates, something wakes when the light goes. It lives in the attic, or perhaps … Read more Somewhere above the rooms, under the slates, something wakes when the light goes. It lives in the attic, or perhaps in the roof of an old barn. Nobody has ever seen it by day.

These pieces are made in the same way as stained glass, only in three dimensions. Everything starts with stainless steel, cut into irregular fragments. Each piece of stainless steel is edged with molten tin and joined to the next by hand, leaving the traces of the gesture visible.

Soldering is a slow, physical process. The result is never completely even, and I have chosen to leave these small irregularities visible. The result is a form that appears fragile, made of thin metal fragments framed by delicate lines of solder. Each element supports the next, and the whole structure stands on only a few points of contact. The sculpture grows irregularly, like a branch or a crystal, balancing fragility and strength. Signed by Maker,Numbered See less