Ilode is a suspended sculpture, hand-woven in wire mesh, whose elongated and rounded forms express a symbolic language inspired by alchemy. The word Ilode refers to the art of making gold — an ancient and mysterious quest that goes beyond the transformation of metals to become a metaphor for inner refinement.

The piece is composed of a large spherical volume at the top, extended by a slender stem from which three suspended drop-like forms hang, resembling an elixir in the making. The contrast between the dark wire (iron, raw material) and the golden cores (gold, transmuted matter) embodies the tension between the imperfection of the base metal and the promise of its transformation.

This work is an invitation to believe in the power of transformation, a dreamlike suggestion that every material — and every being — holds within the potential for radiant becoming.

Creation 2023

Black & gold varnished wire, diameter 0.5 mm

150 x 30 x 30 cm