Octovarius

This piece revisits a few favorite themes.

Primarily, other uses for violins, and creatures with tentacles. Attempting to move past the previous “Waste Deep” sculpture, this one moves each tentacle independently.

Every element was found — scrap yards, second-hand stores, dumpsters — then cleaned, stripped, sorted and rebuilt. Found aluminum is TIG-welded and sanded seamless; nothing is cast. The electronics are salvaged from consumer devices, repaired and rewired so the piece does something when you touch it.