Radiolaria Demi-Sphere 1 and Elizabeth Fern dialogue
Based on a drawing by Ernst Haeckel in Art Forms in Nature (1904), the Radiolaria sculpture, paired here with the smaller Elizabeth Fern, was constructed from thousands of intricate handcrafted elements, following the principles of fractal geometry. The unglazed porcelain underwent multiple firings up to 1280°C.
Nuala O’Donovan is fascinated by structural patterns in nature, particularly irregularities and imperfections that tell a story, such as a growth on a ...
