A View to the Underworld

Separate Molds

Failed Molds

My goal for this project was to take myself outside of my comfort zone. In order to do this, I needed to create a structure out of rope that would support my weight when suspended, and to confront the vertigo that would ensue. I constructed a ladder to measure how far I could push myself, the more rungs I descended the more successful I was. In my final attempt I could only force myself to go down four out of the eight rungs. Despite this, the process of constructing something that I would have to trust with my life with pushed me to take extra care in the construction of this piece.

I wanted to make an object entirely made of just knots from rope. The base of the swing is comprised of 40 small Celtic knots and is connected to the handles by 4 Bowline knots. The thin neon strings hold all the Celtic knots together.