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Met Life Tower / Panic of 1907 Sculpture

Amanda Lwin

United Kingdom

Sculpture, zinc on Steel

Size: 6.3 W x 23.6 H x 1.6 D in

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Edition 1/20 From a series of 12 perforated metal sculptures, based on the theory that an era’s tallest building is erected on the eve of a financial crisis. There’s something primal, almost tribal about the act of building a tower. The tallest ones have come to represent the financial industry, a weirdly cultish sect, with its arcane scholarship of tax codes and use of obscure instruments like algorithms or financial derivatives. Recalling Paolozzi’s machine sculptures, the perforated metal alludes to electronic hardware, but also a heritage of esotericism and mystic religion - creating objects that are both familiar and strange, everyday and incomprehensible.  “We sometimes think of cities and towers representing the triumph of modern rationality – the product of many sophisticated systems. The Skyscraper Index punctures this illusion. Decisions are suddenly not as hard-headed as you imagine. In this series, skyscrapers become a metaphor for risky speculation, this quasi-religious faith in economic power.” L’Indice des Grattes-Ciels est une série de 12 sculptures métalliques perforées, fondée sur la théorie où le plus haut bâtiment d’une époque est construit à la veille d’une crise financière. Il y a quelque chose de primal, presque tribal, dans l’acte de construire une tour. Les plus grands aujourd’hui représentent l’industrie financière, une secte bizarre, avec son érudition arcane des codes fiscaux et l’utilisation d’instruments obscurs, comme les algorithmes ou les “financial derivatives”. Rappelant les sculptures mécaniques d’Eduardo Paolozzi, le métal perforé fait allusion à du matériel électronique, mais aussi un héritage d’ésotérisme et de religion mystique - créant des objets à la fois familiers et étranges, quotidiens et incompréhensibles. “Nous pensons parfois que les villes et les tours représentent le triomphe de la rationalité moderne - le produit de nombreux systèmes sophistiqués. L’Indice Gratte-Ciel lève ce voile. Les décisions ne sont pas aussi froids que vous les imaginez. Dans cette série, les gratte-ciels deviennent une métaphore de la spéculation risquée, cette foi quasi-religieuse dans le pouvoir économique. “

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Sculpture:zinc on Steel

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:6.3 W x 23.6 H x 1.6 D in

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Amanda Lwin is a multi-disciplinary maker of Things about Places, based in London, UK. She works across medium and form – whether of metalwork, glass, textiles, installation or events – exploring the interface between landscapes, cities, buildings and people. Her work uncovers the stories that places and spaces tell about ourselves.

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