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By Kirsi Pirhonen

Bending over backwards

Steel, Varnish, Fittings
150 x 50 x 150 cm

£5,000.00
About the Artwork

This experimental sculptural piece is made from 1mm steel sheets. Sawn, sanded and welded. For the blueish brownish surface effect I have torched the steel after angle grinding. I have sprayed half of the piece with varnish to protect it. The approximately 50% of the piece which is not varnished will be naturally rusting over time. The piece is already showing marks of wear and tear. With drilling I have pierced holes to sew yarn tassels.
I have added one more small additional support bracket on the piece since these photos have been taken.

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Details

Medium: Steel, Varnish, Fittings

Year: 2026

Size: 150 x 50 x 150 cm

Ready to Hang: Yes

The sculptural piece has a 3.5kg heavy wall fitting to be first installed on 131cm height, so the tail end of the piece is not
touching the ground but suspended 5-10cm from the ground. After installing the wall fitting the sculptural piece needs to be built up piece by piece with screws and bolts. I would like to ideally install the piece myself but I will attach installing instructions. The piece has approximately 13 brackets that have each approximately 4 holes to attach screws and bolts to make the piece secure and strong.

Kirsi Pirhonen

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Kirsi Pirhonen (b. 1981) is a visual artist based in London. They received their BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Northbrook College, validated by UAL and is currently undertaking an MA in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins (2025–2027). In 2025 they were awarded a UAL Postgraduate Scholarship, following a Best in Show nomination at their BA graduation exhibition. Recent exhibitions include 'Substance of Colour' at Lea Bridge Gallery, 'Please Do Not Interpret' at Good Rice Gallery, Cheeky London Launchpad 2025 - Emerging Art Exhibition, part of London Design Festival 2025, amongst others.

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