Etienne Chambaud Topos, 2024
Cast in bronze from folded, turned inside out, or twisted pairs of socks, the works from this small series of unique iterations are insistent in their unobtrusiveness. Entitled Topos, the sculptures each have a colorful patina and an outsized presence. Although their placement on the floor recalls the ordinariness of a pair of socks left behind, their shapes also have an abstract quality that reminds us that folds have long also been the subject of complex mathematical calculations and astronomical theories (for example, regarding the folding of space and time).