Overheated

Golden Nuggets is inspired by the light ornaments that adorn the ceilings, pediments, and other stall and attraction structures. In lieu of the usual coloured cabochons, a grid of «nugget» light clusters with a consciously technical aesthetic is deliberately employed here as a decorative element. Like a fragment extracted from the fairground’s architecture, the object’s volume (entirely covered by its 136 LED light sources) fades into the background, the better to reveal the pattern of lights. The mirrored surface of the stainless steel coating augments the cumulative effect through reflections and trompe l’oeil, like a hall of mirrors. Evidence of an ultra-contemporary radicality, Golden Nuggets radiates a forcefield of attraction, designed to excite the senses.