Magnus Contutus
Magnus Contutus is the centrepiece of a contemplation space within a home on Mumbai's Juhu Beach. Overlooking the sea and a lush garden, the home was designed by Ambika Hinduja Macker who transformed a former family guest cottage into a place where her brother could "relax, reflect and rejoice". Her wish to commission a very ambitious piece for the space was brought to life by Joseph Walsh in a serene sculpture that cantilevers above, opening up a new realm of experience between the layers of the continuous ribbon of ash, the cool clarity of its spiralling form contrasting with the tropical setting beyond.
- Year designed: 2018
- Materials: Olive ash
- Finish: White oil
- Dimensions: 6000 x 5000 x 2000mm
- Edition of: Unique
About the Magnus series
"Magnus is a drawing in air, an idea – an emotion expressed through form that is serene or complex, created to engage with us in a physical and intuitive way." Joseph Walsh
The title Magnus, from the Latin for large or great, reflects the scale and presence of these sculptures which encircle the viewer and redefine the architecture of the spaces for which they are designed.
The series represents a challenge in innovation to transpose Joseph Walsh’s approach to material and form from the intimate scale of an object to hold in the hand to the monumental scale of an object to stand within. The grace and flow of the finished forms belies the complex process from sketch models to design development, prototyping and engineering through which they have been realised.