The McMaster-Carr catalog has stayed the same since the late 1990s: static, exhaustive, unchanging. Back then, ordering hardware meant long sessions in its index hunting for the right part. The process was tedious, but the book always held the eye.

The website made the printed catalog obsolete long ago, yet a new one still arrives every year. It turned an instinct to throw things out into a habit of keeping them. This sculpture, begun nearly three years ago, marks that long relationship. Three more catalogs have been added since.

aluminum, McMaster-Carr catalogues

unique original

Dimensions 9 x 12 X 108 inches