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The Arc of the Sun

The boat is made from copper & brass and patinated on the outside and supported by a brass stand. Inside the boat is a multi plain sundial with an inset compass. The sundial also supports a brass rod which holds a lodestone, a naturally occurring magnet that can be used as a compass. Rusted animal forms fill the bow & stern of the boat, each with a screw penetrating the petrified form. The animals are screwed. A piece of fused glass embedded with iron filings form an imaginary sea.

Richard Paton

London, England


The Arc of the Sun, richard paton

The Arc of the Sun, richard paton

The Arc of the Sun, richard paton

The Arc of the Sun, richard paton

The Arc of the Sun, Richard paton

The Arc of the Sun

The boat is made from copper & brass and patinated on the outside and supported by a brass stand. Inside the boat is a multi plain sundial with an inset compass. The sundial also supports a brass rod which holds a lodestone, a naturally occurring magnet that can be used as a compass. Rusted animal forms fill the bow & stern of the boat, each with a screw penetrating the petrified form. The animals are screwed. A piece of fused glass embedded with iron filings form an imaginary sea.

Richard Paton

London, England


The Arc of the Sun, richard paton

The Arc of the Sun, richard paton

The Arc of the Sun, richard paton

The Arc of the Sun, Richard paton

The Arc of the Sun, richard paton

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