PN1803

A sculptural wallhanging lamp made of specially processed exotic leaves metallised in a custom-developed thermo-coating process. Finished in polished zinc. In Protoplasting Nature, metal and exotic leaves are combined to make opposing processes — life and death, renewal and decay — evident. The sculptural lampshades of the sconces are formed by real leaves from the exotic plant Thaumatococcus Daniellii, a rhizomatic herb widely cultivated in central Africa for its exceptionally sweet fruit and useful leaves. The entire sculpture is then coated in zinc using a thermo-coating process, thus permanently encasing the leaves within a thin metal shell.