Kostas Lambridis aerial shell - Bar

“aerial shell”’s journey began as an exploration of metal, mainly concerning intricate car parts. Lambridis took apart a friend’s VW Beetle for repair (returning it eventually in better condition) but was left with an assortment of old and malfunctioning parts from which this sculptural mechanism was born. The artist then visited scrap yards and found many parts from old Citroën 2CVs, a ubiquitous car across Greece that holds tremendous nostalgic power.

When the parts were combined, an organic spiral pattern unexpectedly began to materialise. However, the spiral motif transcends, as it is a functional artwork that opens from both front and back, unveiling a bar space for serving - a testament to form meeting function in a seamless union. Replete with alchemical symbolism, hard steel casing gives way internally to softer copper, a metaphor for the transition of states.