Moonrise is a full moon, brought indoors and flattened to a disc. It sits close to the ceiling with its face turned away, so the light it gives has already travelled: up against the plane above, then back down into the room — widened, softened, free of glare. The lamp keeps out of sight. What remains is a pale gold halo, and the shadow the disc draws overhead becomes part of the composition.

Mount it on a ceiling and it behaves like a moon at its highest. Mount it on a wall and it reads low over the horizon, throwing a warm pool across the plaster while leaving the corners to themselves. The emission is always indirect; only the mood changes.

Hand-laid leaf

Each disc is lined by hand with flying leaf, metal laid sheet over sheet until the surface stops looking manufactured and starts looking weathered. The three finishes behave differently in the same room: gold holds the heat of the bulb, silver turns cool and almost liquid, copper deepens toward evening. Outside, the disc stays matt grey against a white base, and the flexible arm comes in brass or nickel to answer the leaf within. Nothing here is stamped, printed or repeated exactly. Light first, form second, and patience for the rest.