CAST POEMS 660.3 C

2023

Aluminum
Stainless Steel

Lighting Devices

Etienne Bastormagi
Assaad Feghali

Ghazar M.

Wissam Chaaya

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A circular saw blade lying on a concrete floor in a workshop.

  • Cast Poems is an exploration, a tactile journey between a material - aluminum - and all its potential. It is a reference to the melting point, which becomes the starting point of the conceptual approach of the collection.

Modern chandelier with a half-sphere black metal shade and a clear ribbed glass diffuser, suspended from the ceiling with black cords.

  • The work focuses on shadows and textures, revisiting a perpetual investigation of gravity and fragility, like a moon that sometimes hides, sometimes reveals its secrets. This approach interprets our relationship with the cosmos at a time when space travel is becoming accessible and humans seek to understand the universe around them. Each piece becomes a language and merges with the observer's eye. The object on a wall, suspended or in a larger context, is in direct communication with architecture. The shadow, the reflection of the object, and its deployment decipher the architecture and create a subspace within the volume.

Modern wall decor featuring three semi-circular, abstract light fixtures or sculptures mounted on a beige wall, with visible wiring and supporting hardware.
Silver circular mirror with textured frame mounted on a white wall, reflecting a window with a view of the sky and ocean.
A sea turtle shell with a metallic object on top, lying on a sandy surface.

  • The objects presented include several lighting devices and a mirror, entirely made of aluminum.

Diagram of a puddle on the ground with a measuring stick indicating depth.
  • A modern wall-mounted decorative piece with a black semi-circular top and wooden textured half-circle base on a white wall.
  • Close-up of moon surface with craters and rough texture.
  • Modern industrial-style ceiling light fixture with curved metal shade and exposed light bulb, suspended from a white ceiling.
  • Three minimalist geometric artworks featuring semi-circular shapes divided into triangular sections, in blue, yellow, and gray colors.
  • A round mirror with a textured, metallic frame mounted on a white wall, reflecting part of an interior space.
  • Black and white abstract geometric pattern with circles and semicircles.
  • Decorative wall art pieces, including semicircular metallic sculptures and a circular mirror, displayed on a white wall in a modern interior.
An art installation featuring a luminous black and white semi-circular sculpture hanging from the ceiling, a lighted semi-circular wall-mounted piece, and a circular platform on the floor with various objects, all in a room with yellow tiled walls and a large window.
Modern abstract sculpture with black and silver semi-circular design in a gallery with gray tile flooring and white walls.
Part of a metallic object, a white background, and text reading 'MILAN SALONE 23 LABO'.

  • These large folded metal sheets offer multiple proposals and a technical challenge to defy gravity and maintain the desired weightlessness.

    Stainless steel is used as structural elements - in the form of rods and cables - supporting the casting of aluminum made from CNC router molds.