Obsession

An idea sets a chain of events in motion — just as the lightest touch sets the object spinning. At rest, it poses no real danger. But even the slightest interaction triggers continuous rotation, turning the piece into a potential threat, difficult to stop.

The form of the work references institutional symbols, while its movement echoes a destructive pattern—one that resonates with the motion of obsession.
The frame is made of rebar wrapped in barbed wire. Its base is sharply pointed, and the upper part is tied to the ceiling with a rope, allowing the object to freely spin around its axis.
After completing a series of rotations in one direction, the object slows down and begins to spin the other way, twisting the rope. As the rope unwinds, the motion repeats—each time with a gradually decreasing amplitude.

Like a mind obsessed with an idea, the object sways in a pendulum-like rhythm. Any attempt to stop its motion may result in injury—so the only painless way to bring it to rest is to let it come to a halt on its own.