Hypnos — Limited edition

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Hypnos — Limited edition

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Date — March 2019
Materials — steel tube structure, mass coloured handmade ceramic piece (cone and plate), natural milled black sand, sanded glass light bulb, electronics and gearing.
Dimensions — Structure 180 cm (h) x 165 cm (l)
cone - 50 cm (h) x 25 cm (d)
plate 35 cm (d)
Fairs and exhibitions — Collectible Design Fair (Brussels, 2019)
Beirut Design Fair (Beirut, 2019)
Art Elysées (Paris, 2019)

HYPNOS

Self production
Limited edition of 9 pieces
Date
March 2019
Materials
steel tube structure, mass coloured handmade ceramic piece (cone and plate), natural milled black sand, sanded glass light bulb, electronics and gearing.
Dimensions
Structure 180 cm (h) x 165 cm (l)
cone - 50 cm (h) x 25 cm (d)
plate 35 cm (d)
Fairs and exhibitions
Collectible Design Fair (Brussels, 2019)
Beirut Design Fair (Beirut, 2019)
Art Elysées (Paris, 2019)

Hypnos is a kinetic light installation inspired by the sandman’s popular tale. It tells the passing of time and invites to the daydream.
Two elements composed the object, a sandblasted light bulb and a ceramic conical shape which contains black sand. Both of them are suspended at the endpoints of a thin steel rod.

When the sand slowly ows from the head of the cone, as an hour glass, the light gradually goes down and turns off. This gradation effect persists until the ow of the last grain of sand.
The seesaw movement intensifies the interaction between time and light thus questioning the notion of the switch, the daily act of turning off the light.