Ship Kinetic Sculpture
Created by James Cody Hovland http://www.jchovland.com
Fall 2013 Thesis, "One Thousand One Hundred Ninety Two Hours".
brass, bronze, copper, steel
60 x 36 inches
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13 Months
1192 Working Hours
2379 Rivets
67 Springs
60 Lbs.
Progress Pictures - http://imgur.com/a/0AMDd#0
http://www.jchovland.com
Mechanics and inner workings, chaos and random action, my work is all about movement. Two crank shafts powered by a small motor rotate at different speeds. Seeing as the shafts are moving at different speeds, the ship's movement is mostly chaotic but eventually it will return to a normal state for a brief moment and then back to disorder again. I use movement to bring life to things that are not living and play with perspective to trick the viewer's eyes. More specifically, for the ship, I have used kinetic energy to achieve this goal.
There are 1,192 hours, 2,379 rivets, and 67 springs that are the making of this object. Each piece of the body of the ship moves up and down or rocks side to side, giving the illusion of movement on water. The masts move up and down depending on what the corresponding body piece below is doing, and some sails move in and out like they're being blown by the wind. For me, in the making of the ship, the process of construction has become a timeline of ideas.
I enjoy how different concepts can be interpreted within my work, such as structured chaos, aging, old technology vs. new technology, decomposition vs. new life, and taking an object made of organic materials and turning it into a kinetic machine. This is my life's work. My will is to give the viewer a puzzle to solve by manipulating materials to deceive the eye.
Flim/Editing: Max Hudler
Music: Daniel Valdez
