Before It Settles

This work explores a moment between movement and stillness.

A sheet of steel is cut, bent and folded into a shallow, wave-like form. Traces of heat, pressure and making remain visible across its surface, while a transferred image interrupts the metal and shifts between image, reflection and object.

Rather than representing water directly, the work holds onto the suggestion of movement — as if a passing flow has been briefly fixed in place.

Front view of a wall-mounted folded steel sheet with an irregular outline, a dark horizontal image transfer, and small cut-out openings.
Front View

Before It Settles, 2026. Folded steel with image transfer and plasma-cut details.

Side view of a folded wall-mounted steel sheet showing its curved profile, irregular cut edges and horizontal image transfer.
Side View

Before It Settles, 2026. Folded steel with image transfer and plasma-cut details.

Close-up of a folded steel sheet showing a dark horizontal image transfer, plasma-cut openings and heat-darkened edges.
Image Transfer Detail

Before It Settles, 2026. Detail of image transfer and plasma-cut steel.

Close-up of a plasma-cut steel edge showing dark heat marks and a circular burn trace on the metal surface.
Heat Trace Detail

Before It Settles, 2026. Detail of plasma-cut steel and heat traces.