Facebook Sculpture

Explanation: This piece represents a huge computer screen inside which there are multiple springs connecting one with the other. The metal springs are tightly connected and they represent people and businesses. The artwork aims to show how all these elements are connected inside this network of springs in a similar way people are connected through facebook’s net. The connection inside the network is so tight and strong making it impossible for people to escape once they get addicted to this network, the same way springs are connected tightly and removing them is the same difficult. Few words: This piece was inspired by the well known social media network and aims to represent the way Facebook can connect everything and everyone. A computer screen through which you connect to everyone and you get so involved that it might be impossible to escape. Technical specifications: Title: Facebook Dimensions: 225cm x 138cm x 19cm and dimensions of supporting metal base 179cm x 160cm x 45 cm Weight: 157 kg plus 32kg for the supporting base. 189 kg in total. Year of creation: 2017 Main materials that constitute this piece: pine wood, iron, led lights, Plexiglas and crystal glass. The title labels on the artwork and the corresponding certification box are lead casted and embedded in liquid glass. The frame is made from Swiss pine and crystal glass protection. The handle of certification box is made from dental alloy casting and a real human wisdom tooth (extracted for orthodontic reasons and autoclave sterilized after) All other teeth structures on certification box are made from artificial teeth on dental alloy castings Custom handmade leather and cork cases for authentication documents The signature label on the artwork is a lead inlay in wood and the one on the certification box is a dental amalgam inlay in wood Certification documents are printed out in Hahnemühle fine art paper 100% cotton 310gsm and wax sealed. Dimensions and weight of certification box: 48cm x 51cm x 9cm and 7,5kg