This piece is an ode to Christiaan Bunce’s father, who was an artist and art historian from his twenties until his death two years ago. His interests were vast, and his appetite for research belonged to another era. He retired in the late 1990s and moved to Malaysia, where he spent the rest of his life researching Eastern architecture, art, and religion and publishing many books.

His own artwork ranged widely and drew clearly on Christianity, especially in his early years. In 2014 he published Crosses Christian and Otherwise: Their Form and Meaning. There were places where father and son never quite connected, but a shared commitment to individual effort can keep people tethered. Christiaan knows his father would have loved this piece, a physical form shaped by his own work and interests.

aluminum and 24k gold plate 

Edition of 8 pairs

Dimensions 8 x 8 x 25 in.