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Screenshot from comment section- a "True testament to the engineering and craftsmanship of those chassis."
Alongside the desire to see life threatening crashes is an appreciation for the technology which enables such a thrill. The race car chassis is a true feat of design- one which garners reinterpretation through fine craftsmanship in gold.

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Scannable Document on Mar 12, 2023 at 12_36_12 PM_Part1

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This was laser welded out of steel wire as a scaled down version of a Nascar chassis. Originally, my plan was to simply reproduce this form in silver, but it seemed far too static for a sport which relies on kinetics. This is what prompted a more process-based piece which required a "crashing" event.

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In order to "crash" the chassis, I flattened the piece in a vice and broke various joins at random. It allowed the piece to skew sideways and therefor offer a more interesting view from the front as well as the sides. I wanted the corse reference of the car to remain, but introduce a level of abstraction which occurs after a racing crash.

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Designing the brooch back proved to be the most difficult part of the design process and it is not yet resolved.

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Scannable Document on Mar 12, 2023 at 12_36_12 PM_Part2

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Scannable Document on Mar 12, 2023 at 1_56_45 PM

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I removed the brooch back above as it was unnecessarily complicating the composition. Currently working on new ideas which would lift the car slightly from the surface of the shirt/sweater.