Fractal Drawer (5-unit)

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Hiroshi IwaharaHiroshi Iwahara
ITEM RF-88
Created
Size
(box body)
160 × 68 × 50 mm
Size
(storage part)
20 × 17 × 11 mm/20 × 17 × 11 mm(2 storages)
Material walnut, keyaki (zelkova), shiuri cherry, pin
This piece uses the mechanism of “Aquarius Drawer” (RF‑55) but with different materials, size, and name. Five linked sliders move together, and the drawer opens on the 5th and 61st moves. The idea is loosely inspired by fractals—shapes that echo themselves at different scales. While nothing here actually enlarges or shrinks, parts of the mechanism correspond to deeper layers in a recursive way, which gives the piece its character. For more details, please see here (Japanese only).

https://www.hiroshiiwahara.com/papers/

The other works of Hiroshi Iwahara