Equipoise (Noun): Balance of forces or interests.
I’ve always been fascinated by the oxidisation colours of silver, but for a long time they’ve remained nothing more than a transient stage to the end goal of blackening the piece. They usually last for maybe a few minutes, and if the metal is hot just a few seconds. I created Equipoise in search of balance, to attempt to linger within the thin chemical line of coloured oxidisation patterns. The piece is coloured with the natural blues, oranges and golds of sulphuric oxidisation, and textured with a pattern of extrusions reminiscent of koi fish scales. Due to the random nature of oxidisation, each piece is uniquely coloured.
Koi fish, especially when paired (like in the Urban Sterling logo), represent the balance of opposing life forces. Similarly to the Yin and Yang, this element of the design links to the overarching theme of balance. Let this piece remind you that liminal and transient stages should be appreciated not despite of but because of their impermanent nature.
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