Joe Sheehan
Power Line, 2025
Greywacke from Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River and sterling silver
variable
$20,000
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Twelve 12V batteries have been revealed from Te Awa Kairanga Hutt River Greywacke, each with sterling silver terminals. Collectively titled ‘Power Line’, this work is a visual and tactile encounter....
Twelve 12V batteries have been revealed from Te Awa Kairanga Hutt River Greywacke, each with sterling silver terminals. Collectively titled ‘Power Line’, this work is a visual and tactile encounter.
The twelve batteries can be displayed together or separated. Each one carries a pocket-sized, netsuke-like presence.
Though the stones are ancient, their new forms invite considerations of our present and future: the longevity of our electricity supply, rivers as life and power, and our heavy reliance on these sources.
‘Power Line’ invites reflection on where our energy comes from and how we depend on it, linking mineral history with current energy concerns.
The twelve batteries can be displayed together or separated. Each one carries a pocket-sized, netsuke-like presence.
Though the stones are ancient, their new forms invite considerations of our present and future: the longevity of our electricity supply, rivers as life and power, and our heavy reliance on these sources.
‘Power Line’ invites reflection on where our energy comes from and how we depend on it, linking mineral history with current energy concerns.