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Morpha
The project works with discarded laboratory metal specimens that bridge the scientific and artistic worlds, creating a space for dialogue between the author and the material while reflecting the relationship between father and daughter. It explores the boundaries of the micro and macro worlds, organic and inorganic aging, and the interactions between material processes, their traces in time, and the norms that define them.
Morpha documents how metal reacts to interventions, transforms, and preserves the passage of time. Through experiments, it transcends conventional material procedures and opens new possibilities for connecting material, process, and personal experience.
Material as a Timeceeper
Metal is traditionally perceived as a durable, stable, and resilient material, yet closer inspection reveals its sensitivity to time. On a microscopic scale, its surface changes, layers, cracks, and records a sequence of processes invisible to the macro world. This material memory mirrors the aging of the human body: the principle of transformation is similar, yet the paradox lies in their differing legibility. In metal, changes are immediately apparent, while in humans, they occur hidden and silent. Metal thus acts as a heightened version of biological processes—its transformation is more rapidly readable, yet the material itself outlasts the existence of the observer.
Micro versus Macro
A Change in Perspective: In the micro-scale, metal carries fine pores and fissures normally hidden from the eye. Zinc is an exception: its crystalline structure creates large grains visible to the naked eye, as if a micro-detail were outgrowing its scale into the macro world. This phenomenon disrupts traditional scales and turns the surface itself into an image of material memory—the detail becomes dominant and changes how we perceive the metal.
Dendrites
Resistance to Norms: Galvanization is a common occurrence, but in this project, it represents a departure from standardized material procedures. Zinc does not appear here as a protective barrier but as an active agent that enters the metal’s structure and generates unpredictable forms. The process is performative: the material reacts, layers, and resists established norms.
The project was created in collaboration with the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology of the Slovak University of Technology (MTF STU), Institute of Materials.
Expert Consultation: prof. Ing. Martin Kusý, PhD., and Ing. Peter Gogola, PhD.