Sirocco takes its name from the hot, dust-laden wind that travels from the Sahara across the Mediterranean toward Southern Europe. I wanted to give this invisible movement a physical form, capturing the sweep of air through an open spiral of polished alabaster.
Two tapered ends curve around an empty centre, suggesting a current that continues beyond the stone. The flowing shape contrasts with the weight of its material, while the pale alabaster offers a quiet counterpoint to the heat and dust evoked by its name.
Raised above a dark jade base on a bronze support, the carving appears lightly suspended. As the viewer moves around it, the spiral opens and closes, revealing a changing relationship between stone and space. Sirocco invites the eye to follow that movement, imagining the wind passing through and around the form.
