Pump-Action

This series is a study in how resource scarcity is linked to conflict.

Each piece was assembled with components from gas pump nozzles (and other fuel consumption hardware) and various weapons.

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.