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Kirikiriroa Abacus
Date: 2024
Materials: Cedar, Stainless Steel, Powder coating, Oil, Enamel, Marine Varnish
Dimensions: 1650 x 1200 x 100mm
Boon Sculpture Trail
In collaboration with Longveld Engineering, David Gillard at Woodgrain NZ Woodturning, with installation by Construct
An interest in the divine mathematics in nature is an underlying inspiration for exploring these ancient counting devices. Over time these pieces have grown conceptually to challenge ideas around the perpetual growth economies we find ourselves inextricably a part of and their environmental impacts. More broadly they question what we value and of those things less tangible, how they can be measured. The graphic inner patterning attempts to reference water and the mighty Waikato Awa. The triangular shape of this abacus mimics the classic peaked roof shape, or the wharenui and with it a sense of home.