Close up view of curved white planes

Art Commission

Sculpting Data with Made By Numbers

Client

HUSH

Artist Statement

Looking back at a year of stories and successes, twists and turns, discoveries and surprises, we sought a new way to archive this important passage of time.

Over the course of an entire year, we captured key company business data that shed light on the studio’s workflow: computers in use, images made, positive sentiments shared, hours of travel, and even late night food and beverages.

We plotted these data points on a five-axis graph and created unique, curved shapes by connecting each set of data points, one shape for each month of the year. We CNC-ed each shape and organized them in a stacked fashion, forming a sculptural work of art possible only through a strict adherence to our own data. “Made By Numbers” is a beautiful, curvilinear sculpture that ebbs and flows from top to bottom—just like the narrative of the year.

Sculptural work of art, created by stacking irregular planes which communicate company business data
Close-up of sculptural piece of art
Close-up of sculptural work of art, showcasing irregular layered pieces that contribute to the whole
Young woman interacting with the sculptural piece
Close-up of sculptural work of art, showcasing irregular layered pieces that contribute to the whole
Video of a woman moving her hand up and down, which releases sonic chords and light effects from the center of the sculpture
Poster of final sculpture centrally placed, and the words "made by" above the sculpture in small font, while the word "numbers" is arranged in a 3x3 grid format overlaid on top of the sculpture
Layout of poster beside two smaller paper designs
A poster design which has a close-up photo of the sculpture as the background, overlaid with "numbers" in all caps and arranged in a distorted 3x3 grid style
Repeated arrangement of a design that says "2014", split into two rows of "20" and "14" and misaligned
A neat stack of poster designs
Illustration of unique curved shapes representing data plotted on a five-axis graph, each representing company business insights for one month of the year