WORK

The series investigates the tension between the simplicity of form and the complexity of relationships. At first glance, each element appears clear and minimal, yet beneath this apparent simplicity lies...

Shatter explores the tension between idealized form and the fractured realities of human experience. The CorTen steel exteriors evoke Euclidean geometry, rigorous, mathematical, seemingly immutable. These flawless surfaces project an...

The Liquid State series articulates a sustained investigation into the mutable relationship between geometry, materiality, and perception. Through a process of intentional manipulation, initially rigid forms are subjected to a...

The Flow State series explores the psychological and philosophical dimensions of heightened focused consciousness, a state in which an individual becomes fully absorbed in an activity, often losing awareness of...

This series reflects Jonathan Prince’s sustained fascination with the aesthetic and conceptual possibilities of interrupted surfaces. While fracturing is a natural characteristic of stone, it is fundamentally foreign to steel,...

The Erosion series investigates the formative role of erosive forces in shaping the Earth’s surface topography. Over time, the persistent action of natural elements gives rise to intricate patterns that...

The Turbulence Series explores the ways that an external force can apply enough energy to disrupt what is seemingly perfect and organized. Each of these pieces begin with a perfected...

The Liminal series examines the elusive thresholds between presence and absence, matter and void. In this body of work, Prince turns his attention to the quiet, ambiguous spaces that exist...

The Pixel series investigates the visual and conceptual disjunction between digital representation and physical form. In the digital realm, seemingly smooth surfaces are in fact constructed from discrete units—pixels—that collectively...

The Gel State series draws inspiration from the scientific definition of a gel as a non-fluid colloidal network, a substance that occupies an ambiguous position between liquid and solid. Prince...

The Wave Form series translates the dynamic and ever-changing topography of the ocean’s surface into sculptural form. Working with precise data provided by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...

The Fragment series reflects Jonathan Prince’s sustained interest in the ways that broken or detached forms can act as cultural signifiers. A fragment is, by definition, a part of a...

The Extrusion series investigates the human impulse to impose structure upon disorder—an instinctive drive to shape the surrounding chaos into forms that appear stable, coherent, and complete. Prince approaches this...

The States of Matter series engages with the fundamental physical categories—solid, liquid, gas, and plasma—that define the material world. These distinct phases are typically understood as stable classifications, each governed...

The Sublime series reflects Jonathan Prince’s enduring engagement with the notion of transcendence and the complex relationship between the terrestrial and the celestial. Drawing on the rich cultural and philosophical...

'The phrase 'form follows function' was coined by architect Louis H. Sullivan in 1896 and has always remained within limits for me a design parameter that feels authentic. I also...

The Stretch series extends the studio’s ongoing exploration of materials behaving in ways that challenge conventional expectations. Rooted in the physical concept of Young’s Modulus, or the Modulus of Elasticity,...