In this new box-shaped mobile (25" H x 18" W), I'm extending the idea of colliding pieces that I stumbled upon here. Each of the two large C-shaped wires has another suspended piece inside, which is free to rotate until it hits the C itself. I also wanted the two C's to echo each other like the two side-by-side copies in a stereoscopic image. This is a new technique for filling empty spaces in a composition.
The colliding pieces also allows wires to cross at right angles, like two roads at an intersection. In fact, except for the bird-like flat pieces, this mobile reminds me of a subway map. Eventually, I want to make a room-sized installation based on this concept. I envision a series of mobiles depicting detailed imaginary three-dimensional maps. But these maps would be absurdly impractical because mobiles have no fixed reality -- all the parts move around relative to each other. These flexible, evolving maps would only convey vague impressions of an ever-shifting geography.
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