marknsol

Ice block and hand, a process shaped by friction and warmth Gesture and chance guide the melting and disappearance of the material I observe change through the simple act of rubbing a square block of ice with my hands. From the moment it is touched, the ice begins to melt. It functions not only as material, but as a temporal device—one in which transformation and disappearance occur simultaneously. This action is less about producing an outcome than about passing directly through a process oriented toward vanishing. Ice is a material that is solid yet inherently unstable, always containing the possibility of returning to a liquid state. The rigid, square form represents an imposed order, but this order quickly collapses under the warmth and friction of the hand. Rather than attempting to control this collapse, I follow the traces left by temperature, pressure, and momentary movement. The core of this experiment lies in chance. Fingerprints, variations in friction, and subtle shifts in ...