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Eposilea
Bulk carrier, solid dry bulk transport
The red and black. A dark hull eaten by rust along the waterline, a cream superstructure marked “Safety First, No Smoking”, bright yellow cranes. Everything here speaks of years at sea and of cargo after cargo.
Specifications
- Type
- Bulk carrier, solid dry bulk transport
- Dimensions
- L 1,96 m × l 0,28 m × H 0,65 m
- Materials
- Wood, resin-charged plaster, brass
- Patina
- Heavily aged black hull, rust along the waterline
- Created
- To be confirmed
- Work
- 350 hours
- Edition
- Signed, one of a kind
The story of the work
The poetry of weary steel
Eposilea pushes Olivier Maynard’s signature to its limit: rust becomes a material in its own right, laid down with sponge and brush until it perfectly mimics salt-eaten steel. The gangways, the anchors, the hatch covers, the safety markings, every detail is treated as on a real working cargo ship.
Like every piece from the workshop, Eposilea is built using a mixed technique, wood, resin-charged plaster and brass, and follows no existing vessel.