a large-scale wall work by peter marie, built entirely from driftwood collected along the New Zealand coast. hundreds of individual pieces — each one bleached, smoothed and shaped by the sea before peter ever picked it up — are arranged into the form of a single breaking wave: the curl rising, the face stretching out, the foreshore tapering away to the side.

the closer you stand, the more it pulls apart. you start reading each stick as its own object — driftwood that travelled from somewhere, weathered for years, ended up on a particular beach on a particular day. step back, and it returns to the wave.

a statement piece for an entry wall, a stairwell, a hallway or a hospitality space. installed on a hidden cleat system; arrives ready to hang.

details

• artist: peter marie
• title: wave (one of a kind)
• materials: New Zealand driftwood on a timber substrate
• dimensions: w xx × h xx × d xx cm
• weight: xx kg
• mounting: french cleat, supplied
• care: dust with a soft brush or vacuum on low; keep out of direct, prolonged sun
• ships from: New Zealand