Sculpture in the traditional
sense is, by definition,
something with built-in values
of permanence, 'forever
beautiful', and something of
shape and material that 'defy
time'. But then there is the
other reality of the
evanescent new -- that truth
born of the moment. Cherry
blossoms in old Japan, or one
jump ahead of obsolescence in
the modern. I have thought of
this, too, as sculpture.

What I wanted was a timely and
weightless way of expression.
With Edison's help we devised
a way to bend the thin metal
so that the corners came out
sharp to give an appearance of
solidity (besides giving
stiffness to an otherwise ...

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