MIRIAM HANID (BRITISH 1986-) §
CORIOLIS CENTREPIECE, 2009
£3,150
Auction: Modern Made Day 2 - Lots 124 to 456 - Friday 02 May at 10:30
Description
stamped maker's mark, 999 and hallmarked for London 2009, fine silver
Dimensions
6cm high, 43cm wide, 25.5cm deep (2 3/8in high, 17in wide, 10in deep)
Provenance
Acquired at Goldsmiths Fair, directly from the maker, October 2009.
Footnote
Miriam Hanid created two versions of Coriolis—the first in 2009 – this example - which was later shown to the National Museum of Wales. Impressed by the work, the museum then commissioned and acquired a second version in 2010. The opposing directions in this model reference the Coriolis Force, the effect of the spinning earth on underwater currents.
“In Coriolis we see hard metal transformed into a fluid form apparently tugged in opposite directions by competing forces. This, as its name indicates, is inspired by the Coriolis effect, the influence that the spinning of the Earth has on ocean currents and weather patterns.
These tensions – between hard and fluid, between clockwise and counter-clockwise, between traditional technique (chasing and repoussé, flat chasing and engraving) and contemporary sculptural expression – combine to give the piece a remarkable sense of compact energy and dynamic potential.” (Andrew Renton, Head of Applied Art, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales)