Tools - Point, Hammer, Wedge
Cherry wood, 2011
Photos: Shanghoon
This series of objects is a large scale representation of the working surfaces of several tools that highlights their point of contact. The Point is the tip of a center punch or marking tool. The Hammer has a slightly convex face as many hammers do. The Wedge is angled at 25°, and can be read as a knife edge, chisel or pry bar. Although the tools can be read as simple geometric primitives (cylinder, prism, cone), a remarkable range of tools employ these basic shapes, allowing for an even more remarkable range of tasks to be accomplished.
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Point, Hammer and Wedge are part of Tools, an exhibition in which:
Tools is a conceptual study of the function, meaning and relevance of tools in contemporary society. The tools displayed here accomplish new and unexpected tasks, reveal fundamental characteristics inherit to certain tools, highlight larger societal issues and challenge the expectations of utility. Defining the scope of Tools was a source of discussion and debate amongst this group, leading to this collection of objects - unique responses to a theme that looks at tools ability to impart mechanical and circumstantial changes in a given situation. The tools engage the viewer into the workings of other professions, the skills required to use certain tools, and the often highly specific nature of the tools. There are also open questions posed about the symbolic value of tools as they are repositioned in new contexts. Tools is at the intersection of design and fabrication, exploring the territory of ideas being made and the powerful role of tools in shaping the creative process.
New work by Brent Cordner, Chromoly, Coryn Kempster, Crawford Noble, Derek McLeod, Dieter Janssen, Emil Teleki, Joy Charbonneau, Julia Jamrozik and Rob Southcott.
Organized by Joy Charbonneau.
