Brass Cube

The Aim: To make a Brass Cube two metres square The Process: Hand looping brass staple wire (for paper staples) The Task: 300 hrs of repetitive labour 'Brass Cube' is a 2m square cube constructed using the laborious repetitive task of looping brass wire to form 40 large bales. These bales are then slotted together to form an enormous cube. The chaotic spiralling process of the looping of the wire is constrained within the structure of the cube. The 300 hours of continuous and repetitive action of looping the wire is a record of the artist's constant struggle between control and chaos. The repetitive action allows the process to spiral out of her constraints but is pulled back by her overall desire to form a geometric structure. Each bale, distinct from the next in weight and density, retains a basic cube structure which combines to form the giant cube, housing within it a spiralling chaotic mass created by the imperfections of human practice'. Sanna Moore, Bristles Balls and Brass, University of Hertfordshire Press, 2003.