Assemblage Sculptures | 7

Tesla Tower

Assemblage sculpture with found objects
Size: 23x8.5x6in

I created the first version in 2012, one of my earliest pieces using metal and hardware. It was flimsy—I simply didn’t have the building skills yet.
I rebuilt it twice, each time trying to get it right. The second version was damaged when it fell during an exhibition, and the third remained hidden in my studio because it still wasn’t right.
It was about Nikola Tesla. It had to be right.
The final version tells more than the story of the Tower. It reflects Tesla’s life—from his birth in 1856 to his final days in New York, including the hotel room 3327 where he lived.
Two contrasting styles represent two sides of the same coin: the traditional world of the Victorian era and Tesla’s remarkably modern vision of the future. A tribute to his extraordinary mind and legacy, and to the electric energy that helped shape our modern life.