The “måne” series of delicately carved moons summon visions of the palely-lit twilight of deep winter in the Nordic region. Embodying the waxing-waning edge of the moon’s cycle through panels of wood illuminated by internal LEDs, each sculpture bears the name of one of dozens of planetary moons across the solar system. As with much of Egeværk’s furniture, the sculptures’ elegant finish brings out the nuanced grain of the wood, which shares something of the illusory contours and shadowy concavities visible on our own moon’s surface.
Cordelia. Of the moons known to orbit Uranus, Cordelia is closest to the planet. It and Ophelia are shepherd moons whose gravity keeps the particles that constitute Uranus’ Epsilon ring from dispersing. (NASA).
Unique, 2024. Diameter 100 cm. Oregon Pine and LED light.