THE CULINARY MONOLITH
THIS WORK REPRESENTS A TRIUMPH OVER GRAVITY.
THE CULINARY MONOLITH IS NOT AN ASSEMBLY OF COMPONENTS, BUT A SINGLE, MASSIVE BLOCK OF GRANITE EXTRACTED FROM THE EARTH’S PRIMORDIAL CORE.
THE TOP SURFACE IS SURGICALLY POLISHED, WHILE THE VERTICAL SUPPORT PILLARS ARE HAND-CHISELED, FORMING A FLUTED TEXTURE THAT REVEALS THE MATERIAL'S INNER STRENGTH.
THE FOCAL POINT OF THE MASS IS THE BASIN, WHICH IS NOT INSERTED, BUT PRECISELY EXCAVATED FROM THE LIVING STONE, LEAVING A RAW, UNREFINED INTERIOR AS TESTAMENT TO ITS MONOLITHIC ORIGIN.
WITH A WEIGHT EXCEEDING SEVERAL TONS, THIS MASS REQUIRES STRUCTURAL SITE CONFIRMATION.
THIS IS A GENERATIONAL INSTRUMENT FOR THOSE WHO UNDERSTAND THE PERMANENCE OF THE MATERIAL.
COLLECTION
CULINARY MASS
MATRIX
VARIABLE GEOLOGICAL CORE
FORMATION
SINGLE BLOCK EXCAVATION
FINISH
HONED SURFACE / CHISELED FLUTING