Fish Machine. I wanted to create something that would combine two seemingly different worlds: the natural shape of a fish and the mechanical character of a machine. This idea became the starting point for my Fish Machine steampunk sculpture – a small creature that looks both organic and robotic.
The copper fuel tank and brass trumpet components form the fish’s body, while parts of table clocks add interesting mechanical details. I wanted the body to remain open, revealing pipes and other elements inside. This gives the sculpture a sense of movement and suggests that something is alive and working within it.
The head combines a motorcycle tail lamp housing with bronze door handle plates. For the fins, I used parts of an antique chandelier and a piece of an old metal washboard. The stand is made from a lamp housing and part of an antique candlestick.
I enjoy discovering new possibilities in ordinary objects and bringing unrelated things together. This Fish Machine steampunk sculpture is a playful meeting of nature, mechanics and imagination, assembled from found objects.
Materials:
Body – a copper fuel tank, brass trumpet components and parts of table clocks.
Head – a motorcycle tail lamp housing and bronze door handle plates.
Fins – antique chandelier parts and a piece of a metal washboard.
Stand – a lamp housing and part of an antique candlestick.
Dimensions: 40 × 45 × 15 cm
Weight: 3.5 kg
Year: 2021
Status: Sold
