Ochi Projects
los angeles
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Devin Farrand’s work pays homage to his childhood spent in Oregon among a family of skilled craftsmen.
Using raw materials such as etched and sandblasted aluminum and steel plates, Farrand creates unique, aesthetic objects. In contrast to the physical weight of his materials, his process generates reflective, light sensitive, dynamic surfaces that affect an atmospheric quality.
Claudia Parducci’s recent work explores materials typically associated with building to challenge expectation, often asking viewers to consider conflicting possibilities while considering notions of labor and destruction. Sculptures that appear to depict supportive systems are not what they seem—"Life Lines" are cast bronze ropes that appear both rigid and soft, succumbing to while defying gravity, building up while falling down.
Ben Sanders and his father, who is a life-long metal fabricator, created large steel bottle cap forms utilizing a giant hydraulic press. Each form is then given a detailed enamel paint job, with imagery culled from disparate sources, ranging from foreign food packaging to defunct cult websites.