Branchingt X is a composition of an imaginary bone and a shell (Nautile) with a wooden branch running through it. The bone is supported by two extensions on the branch, which itself passes through the shell like the axle of a wheel. We can imagine the shell as the wheel of a motorcycle, and the bone as the rider. The branch supports the balance of the sculpture, which leans to the long side of the branch, rather like a motorcycle in a bend. This is not a branching in the sense of many other sculptures in the series (connecting a branch of one species with another of another species), but a branching nonetheless, since the branch crosses the shell from one side to the other, supporting the bone and bringing balance to the composition. The branches vary from one specimen to another, having been gleaned from walks in the forest.
This sculpture is an original work produced in a limited edition of 8 pieces (What is an original work ?). It is shown here, as is often the case, in white bronze, but it can also be made in bronze, silver, resin, or even gold !