These fabulous monumental works by Irish sculptor Eilis O'Connell initially began as maquettes for a commission by Goodwood sculpture park. O'Connell says:

"I was experimenting with composite materials after years of working with steel and I found that unlike steel I could make forms that flow and move in many directions, it was light yet still rigid and strong. It was core mat and once I got it into position I saturated it with epoxy resin and the next day it was solid. I let gravity decide how a form would hang then when solid I inverted it and it looked amazing. When I work on this scale I am always thinking big I consider how structurally the form will hold itself together in space and where the weak points will be. My sculpture references dynamic and organic processes that I try to order and control with geometric precision. Sometimes that’s impossible but I see potential in mistakes and accidental occurrences"

"Cone T began with a perfectly proportioned cone, the geometric perfection of a circle rising to a single point in space. From this circularity the form flows out in many directions and eventually folds back in on itself like a shell. These new material and processes allow me to make multi-directional and undulating planes. This sculpture hovers between geometric control and wild fluid form, order and chaos in creative control."