Solid in Flux #3SV0126
2026
Solid in Flux is an ongoing series exploring the provisional nature of form. Lines are inscribed into metal surfaces by forces that are directed, yet never fully controlled. Rather than functioning as a fixed matrix for reproducing a predetermined image, the plate becomes a condition through which each printing can emerge as a distinct event. Metal leaf becomes the site of printing itself, introduced through chine-collé — made present within the act of printing, arising in the same moment as the transferred image, yet operating by an entirely different material logic. Its surface does not settle into a fixed state. Its appearance shifts with changes in light and viewing angle. Each image is provisional — held only for a moment. Solid in Flux #3SV0126 was selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2026.
Solid in Flux is an ongoing series exploring the provisional nature of form. Lines are inscribed into metal surfaces by forces that are directed, yet never fully controlled. Rather than functioning as a fixed matrix for reproducing a predetermined image, the plate becomes a condition through which each printing can emerge as a distinct event. Metal leaf becomes the site of printing itself, introduced through chine-collé — made present within the act of printing, arising in the same moment as the transferred image, yet operating by an entirely different material logic. Its surface does not settle into a fixed state. Its appearance shifts with changes in light and viewing angle. Each image is provisional — held only for a moment. Solid in Flux #3SV0126 was selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2026.