The first conversation
We begin with the reason for the project: the place, story, memory, community or personal experience that calls for a work.
Commissioning & collaboration
Every work begins with a conversation.
A place, a story, a memory, or an unresolved question can become the beginning of a sculpture.
See how the process unfolds ↓
The starting point
You do not need to arrive with a finished brief.
The first step is to understand what the work needs to hold—and who it is for.
A commission develops through dialogue: listening to the place, the people connected to it, the practical conditions, and the emotional center of the project. From there, an initial idea can gradually find its scale, material and form.
Public & civic spaces
Memorials & places of memory
Cultural & institutional projects
Private commissions
From first idea to lasting presence
How a new project begins.
Listening to the place
The site is studied through visits, plans, photographs and conversation. Its history, movement, light and human use become part of the sculptural thinking.
Concept & first form
The central idea is translated into drawings, small models and material studies. This is where an emotional direction begins to take physical form.
Development together
The selected concept is refined in dialogue with the client, curator, architect or community. Scale, material, budget, engineering and permissions are brought into one coherent plan.
Making the work
The sculpture moves through full-scale modeling, fabrication or casting, surface work and patina. Progress is shared at meaningful moments throughout production.
Installation & encounter
Transport, foundations, placement and installation complete the physical process. The work then begins its life with the people and place around it.
Begin with what you know
Let’s begin with the work.
The first conversation is exploratory. It is an opportunity to understand the project and see whether the collaboration feels right.
- The place or context
- The story, need or question
- Desired scale and timeframe, if known
- Plans or images, if available
If you only have the beginning of an idea, that is enough.