Tinker
This work is an expression of a deep affection for tinkering with early thinking machines—objects born at the dawn of personal computing, when curiosity and experimentation were inseparable from invention. The sculpture stands life-size, assembled from unrecoverable and unrepairable devices of the 1970s and 1980s: fragments of early IBM personal computers, the mechanical rhythm of a dot matrix printer, the tactile remnants of a Selectric typewriter. Each component carries the quiet memory of a moment when machines first began to think alongside us.
Stripped of their original function, these once-utilitarian parts are reimagined as form and gesture. The figure’s posture evokes contemplation, its weight and stillness echoing the timeless gravity of Rodin’s Thinker, while its conceptual backbone draws from IBM’s iconic THINK slogan—a call to inquiry that defined an era. Together, these influences converge into a single presence: a machine built from machines, paused in reflection. It is both homage and meditation, honoring the ingenuity of early technology while inviting us to consider how human thought and mechanical intelligence have long been intertwined.
