Sophie Marsham, Stacked

Stainless Steel or Steel

3m H x 1m W x .5m D

Sculpture

Sophie Marsham’s Stacked Form relies on the interaction of identical units and

variation in their orientation to create a subtle meandering visual energy. Hers

is an elegantly elongated wave of steel lozenges – these are truncated at both

ends, and this tapering creates visual gaps that amplify the sense of torsion that

runs through their arrangement. From certain viewpoints her sculpture

appears to be flat, but a slight shift in the viewer’s relative position dissolves

the planar into torsion. This revelation demonstrates how considerable intrigue

can result from simple forms being employed intelligently.

Michael Shaw, Curator at Burghley Sculpture Garden