26 February 2026 – From far off, even from medium far-off, the stainless steel in Natalie McHaffie’s sculpture Solo appears to be exactly what it is:

solid bars of stainless steel.
When I move in close, my cheap-end-of-the-range (and very old) iPhone cannot cope.

It reads that solid steel as a lustrous fabric rippling in the breeze.
Entirely misleading.
Also magical.


restlessjo
/ 26 February 2026Yes! A lovely effect xx
Lynette d'Arty-Cross
/ 27 February 2026I like the effect, though.
icelandpenny
/ 27 February 2026Me too! First the up-close pleasure with my own eyes, then the up-close camera surprise
Rio
/ 27 February 2026Well, perhaps you need a larger context, perhaps centuries, for your eyes, to see the rippling?
Rio
/ 27 February 2026perhaps you need a larger context, centuries perhaps, for your eyes to see the rippling
Rio
/ 27 February 2026oops, i have caused a ripple with my comment
icelandpenny
/ 27 February 2026The best part is, I don’t need to wait millennia, I can anticipate all that and meanwhile enjoy right now