STELE 175 / 140 / 120
Vertical Structure for Flame
Edition of 8 + 2 Artist Proofs
AD1369105 - 2023
STELE establishes a vertical axis defined by the opposition of mass and elevation. Each structure begins with an unrefined stone base - dense, irregular, resistant. From this grounded weight rises a slender steel rod, terminating in a minimal platform for flame.
The composition is reduced to three operative elements: stone, line, fire. The base anchors the object to gravity; the steel articulates direction; the flame activates the system. Illumination introduces temporal instability into an otherwise static structure.
STELE investigates verticality as a condition of resistance. A standing form subjected to duration, yet structurally stabilized. Matter endures, force rises, combustion persists - contained within a controlled architectural axis..
Materials: Black Etched Steel, Gray Steel, Natural Stone
Dimensions: L50 × W50 × H175 cm, L40 × W40 × H140 cm, L30 × W30 × H120 cm
Developed within the AD1369105 Research Laboratory at Arabidze Architects.