"Thanks for understanding my vague enquiry yesterday ... . "
Commissioner, email correspondence, 22/10/03



the story: a small table light commissioned in 2003 to celebrate
a significant birthday of a biochemist
with white curly hair. The hexagonal surfaces of the shade structures
carry the 424-letter protein
sequence for Keratin - the main component of hair.

dimensions: 30 x 30 x 40 cm

materials: acrylic sheet, aluminium
rod, brass and steel tripod, bulb