STEEL CAGE
MOTHER

The genesis of this work began with the geometry of containment. I wanted to translate institutional frameworks of care into the industrial language of welded steel. The challenge was preserving the psychological “breath” of open space while constructing a rigid cubic perimeter.

The structure was fabricated from square steel tubing into a strict eight-foot volume. The welds remain visible, emphasizing the grid as infrastructure rather than ornament. The steel was left untreated to maintain the neutrality of administrative architecture.

The interior is hollow, containing a standard office chair mounted on a steel plate. Under fluorescent light, the structure produces a compressed acoustic field, situating the body between workplace and holding cell.