Pitch

index of sculptures 1988 to 2024

Pitch (from the Svabhāva subset: Pitch/Roll/Yaw)

2012
Bas-relief in salvaged wood #86, 234 x 193 x 15cm.
Private collection, Leiden, Netherlands.

Svabhāva

The Sanskrit word Svabhava literally means ‘own-being’ or ‘own-becoming’. It is the intrinsic, essential nature or essence of living beings. The Buddhist symbol for Svabhāva is a wooden wheel.
(source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Svabhāva)

Line Shaft

A line shaft is a power driven rotating shaft for power transmission that was used extensively from the Industrial Revolution until the early 20th century. Before widespread use of electric motors small enough to be connected directly to each piece of machinery, line shafting was used to distribute power from a large central power source to machinery throughout a workshop or an industrial complex. The central power source could be a water wheel, turbine, windmill, animal power or steam engine. Power was distributed from the shaft to the machinery by a system of belts, pulleys and gears known as millwork. The pulleys were constructed of wood, iron or steel. Varying sizes of pulleys were used in conjunction to change the speed of rotation. Near the end of the 19th century, some factories had a mile or more of line shafts in a single building.
(source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_shaft)