Relic BH-5 “Black Hole” is a steel object that reads like a deciphered fragment from a science both ancient and precise. Five concentric steel plates hover above a dense black pedestal, shrinking inward toward a vanishing point and forming a frozen echo of a wave. The form suggests gravitational collapse, a visual diagram of resonance and collapse rendered as a compact, tactile object whose original purpose remains a question.
The surfaces carry a thick ferric oxidation layer formed under exoplanetary humidity. That patina is preserved and left intact as part of the relic’s record, not as damage to be erased. The object’s compact scale and arresting geometry make it ideal as a tabletop relic, conversation sculpture, or meditation piece for interiors that favor quiet, speculative objects. Owning it also places you in a line of custodianship, a responsibility to study and safeguard an artifact of Foundryon-1.
The design feels both elemental and technical, like a mnemonic for physics and myth folded into steel. It is meant to endure and to provoke curiosity.
Material: S235 steel with preserved ferric oxidation and a matte black pedestal
Dimensions (assembled): 19 × 28 × 13 cm
Weight: 2kg Nett / 4kg (Including Safety Shipping Casing)
Function: Enigmatic tabletop relic, retro-futuristic object, custodial design object
Artist: Peter Hauerland
Year: 2023
Flat-packed. Mysterious. Ready to be reassembled by the curious Relic Custodian.
Relic BH-5 “Black Hole” is a steel object that reads like a deciphered fragment from a science both ancient and precise. Five concentric steel plates hover above a dense black pedestal, shrinking inward toward a vanishing point and forming a frozen echo of a wave. The form suggests gravitational collapse, a visual diagram of resonance and collapse rendered as a compact, tactile object whose original purpose remains a question.
The surfaces carry a thick ferric oxidation layer formed under exoplanetary humidity. That patina is preserved and left intact as part of the relic’s record, not as damage to be erased. The object’s compact scale and arresting geometry make it ideal as a tabletop relic, conversation sculpture, or meditation piece for interiors that favor quiet, speculative objects. Owning it also places you in a line of custodianship, a responsibility to study and safeguard an artifact of Foundryon-1.
The design feels both elemental and technical, like a mnemonic for physics and myth folded into steel. It is meant to endure and to provoke curiosity.
Material: S235 steel with preserved ferric oxidation and a matte black pedestal
Dimensions (assembled): 19 × 28 × 13 cm
Weight: 2kg Nett / 4kg (Including Safety Shipping Casing)
Function: Enigmatic tabletop relic, retro-futuristic object, custodial design object
Artist: Peter Hauerland
Year: 2023
Flat-packed. Mysterious. Ready to be reassembled by the curious Relic Custodian.
