All That Is Solid
Candle
A candle in the form of the Seagram Building. As it burns, the tower gradually consumes its own form, turning an image of architectural permanence into something temporary.
The candle in motion
A 20-second silent film of the candle burning, as wax begins to run down the tower.
Before lighting
The Seagram Building is recast as a candle: a familiar image of permanence made from a material that burns away.
A building set alight
A flame appears above the intact tower.
The first change
The roof softens and the first drip crosses the regular grid of the facade.
A different kind of structure
Wax runs down the tower and gathers at its base.
Losing its outline
The melting roof interrupts the building’s rectilinear form.
A diminishing monument
As the candle burns lower, the facade begins to disappear.
Form in flux
The remaining grid and the flowing wax describe two states of the same object.
All That Is Solid
The tower becomes shorter while the pool of wax spreads around its base.
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