Well Gate
The refill she refused
Well Gate
Mixed-Media Sculpture · Containment Series Original Artwork · Available upon enquiryA 60×60cm square board painted rust and lined with gold thread, with fifteen antique brass nails forming a perfect circle at the centre — the well's edge — and inside that circle a flat velvet black void, untouched and matte, surrounded by seventeen orange cotton strands wrapped around double jute rope that cascade outward from each nail like water overflowing, deliberately frayed at the ends where the giving becomes uncontrolled.
Outside the circle, scattered across the rust base, sit twelve gold-wrapped beads — refused entry every time they arrived, close enough to the well that the refill was always possible, far enough outside the circle that they never got in.
The overflow strands catch light under glossy varnish while the black well stays raw and matte, and the contrast between them is the entire composition — overflow, refused refill, empty centre, held in one object.
- 60×60cm wooden board base with rust acrylic coating
- Gold metallic thread grid overlay, hand laid
- Fifteen antique bronze brass nails in 15cm circle formation
- Velvet black fabric centre, flat and sealed
- Seventeen orange cotton and double jute rope strands
- Twelve gold-wrapped wooden beads, 3 to 4mm
- Glossy varnish on overflow strands only
- Raw matte finish on well centre
2cm depth · 1.8 to 2kg · Ready to hang
- Rust base hand-painted and sealed across two coats
- Gold thread laid by hand in a precise grid pattern across the full board
- Fifteen brass nails hammered at exact intervals to form the circle
- Each rope strand wrapped individually with orange cotton thread
- Frayed ends controlled in direction but intentionally wild in texture
- Twelve beads hand-wrapped in metallic gold thread, each unique
- Glossy varnish applied selectively to overflow strands only
- Black velvet centre inlaid flat and sealed at the edges
18 to 22 hours of hand labour · Every overflow pattern unique to its edition
Well Gate is a limited edition — each piece is made by hand and takes 18 to 22 hours to complete. Once a piece sells it will not be remade in identical form, though new editions within the series may be created over time.
Each work includes a signed certificate of authenticity, care instructions, and symbolic notes written by the artist explaining the compositional decisions within this piece.
Ships from Budapest, Hungary. Carefully packed and insured. Delivery timeline and shipping cost confirmed at enquiry stage. International shipping available. For questions about customs or delivery to your country, include your location in the enquiry form.
What you are looking at
The black centre is the depletion — the void held in place by fifteen brass nails that form the well's edge — and the overflow running outward from those nails is still moving, still cascading outward across the rust board even though there is nothing left at the source to sustain it. The generosity continues past the point of capacity. The overflow does not notice the centre is empty.
The twelve gold beads scattered outside the circle are every offered refill that did not get in — the help waved away, the care deflected, the support returned before it was fully received. They sit exactly where they landed. Close enough to the well that the refill was always possible. Far enough outside the circle that they never crossed the threshold.
The contrast between the glossy overflow and the raw matte centre is structural, not decorative. The giving catches light. The receiving stays dark. That asymmetry is the entire composition — and the question it leaves open for the person who lives with it is the only question that matters.
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