Veteran of the Depths — olive wood sculpture
Veteran of the Depths

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Veteran of the Depths — olive wood sculpture
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  4. Veteran of the Depths — olive wood sculpture, photo 4

Veteran of the Depths

€80.00

A piece of driftwood, found already shaped like a submarine, whose grooves and scars — left by water and insects — I only completed with a thin metal conning tower, leaving the true map of its life untouched.

Description

The ‘Archipelago of Oblivion’ series.

In this miniature sculpture, nature’s whimsical fantasy meets an industrial silhouette. A wide, outstretched piece of driftwood with a distinctive ‘keel’ and sharp ‘bow’ and ‘stern’ reproduces the shape of a submarine with surprising accuracy. The austere, almost graphic construction of two curved metal rods crowning the upper point of the wood instantly completes the image — the conning tower and periscope of a submarine ready to dive.

Every crack here is not a flaw but a map of the tree’s life. The work is a hymn to natural wear. The rough, flaking wood with its deep furrows creates a strikingly realistic texture of an old ship’s ‘hull’. Before us is a materialised metaphor of a long journey. A perfect accent for a study or a desk in japandi style.

Additional information

Artist

Hanko
Material

driftwood (weathered wood), light wood, steel
Series

Archipelago of Oblivion
Edition

1/1 — unique work
Aesthetics

wabi-sabi, japandi, object art, industrial minimalism

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