The Brown Sole Lampshade [eyed side]
A Life that Follows.
The Brown Sole Lampshade is the simplest object in the collection - and perhaps the most quietly beautiful. The 'brown' side of the sole is its eyed side - the face that looks upward from the seabed.
The same wooden mould used for the handbag becomes the form here, simply inverted. The skins are rehydrated and made pliable, then layered directly over it - the material finding the shape naturally as it conforms to the surface. Fish glue is applied to bind the layers, strengthening the structure as it dries and sets. Once removed from the mould, the shade holds its form entirely on its own. Lamp wiring is added, and the object is complete - layered to illuminate to natural shape of each fish.
The result is 100% fish.
