Kostas Lambridis burst charge - Chandelier

“burst charge” embodies the profound ideas and intricate craftsmanship found throughout the Reverse Fireworks in Slow Motion exhibition. Illustrated by this artwork, a reverse firework does not explode outwards like traditional fireworks but is deconstructed and simplified, looking inwards and inviting self-reflection.

This piece draws inspiration from the enigmatic imagery of Medusa and her serpentine hair and the spectacle of raw intestines spilling from a body. Deconstruction and reassembly are balanced against each other as the viewer is offered an inverted perspective of the piece.

At its core, “burst charge” manifests elegant transformation. It seamlessly transitions from aluminium to copper via a graceful cascade of blue light. Its intriguing illumination is sourced from a mesmerising bubble-like structure bathed in the glow of a central bulb. Neon accents dance around it, casting an interplay of light and shadow.

Rejecting excess, the artwork champions a minimalist ethos. It finds beauty in simplicity while radiating and echoing the essence of deconstruction.  A nod to the exhibition's mono-material theme, “burst charge” celebrates the depth and richness that emanate from pure materials.

At the core of Lambridis's practice lies a passion for materials: their textures, associations, and histories unfolding as layers of referentiality. Lambridis's decadent artistry is one of equality. 'High' and 'low' cultures are both given presence, prominence, and equal consideration to all as emblems of the industrial and natural world. For Lambridis, there is no hierarchy in these choices; each material is revered for its own role in the past, present, and future.

Lambridis’s sculptures are a product and perfect expression of the zeitgeist in which the artist lives. In this show, the works are simultaneously self-contained and liberated; now unbeholden to other material entanglements, the sculptures do not aim to push the formal possibilities of design but rather seek to redefine the histories of their constituent parts. Lambridis’s true subject is the creation process within his repository of visual references and his rebellious, rapturous investigative process.