Mikal Harrsen | Skyscraper

DeCastelli Edition

Through a manual oxidation treatment the natural black iron sheets acquire a somber chromatic pattern. The geometric arrangement of the triangular forms generates a graphic experiment that when mirrored suggests an infinite repetition.

The De Castelli variation is produced in a limited edition of 20 individual pieces; suggested presentation in a diptych composition (2 pieces) or quadriptych composition (4 pieces). 

“Essential materials and repetition is often present in my designs. Skyscraper is a geometric interplay that resembles a braided surface reminiscent of collapsing windows and facades on a high-rise building.”

Mikal Harrsen

Mikal Harrsen | Geometry

The Geometry designs disregard the prescribed role of paper as a medium for writing, drawing and painting. Instead of using paper to engage the intellect in a conventional manner, Geometry focuses on the subtle interactions of matter and form.

“By refraining from writing or drawing on the paper, a kind of silence almost prevails. By avoiding these manipulations and instead turning the paper into shapes and compositions, something unexpected comes forth. It is as if the material begins to tell its own story.”

“The apocalyptic All The World’s Futures exhibition at the Venice Biennale in 2015 triggered, or rather, forced me to find a new approach when working with technology, natural resources and aesthetics. My sketches for the Geometry designs were a kind of counteraction to that event – it began a search for something new. Those sketches were actually the beginning of what slowly developed into Design Editions.”

Mikal Harrsen