Fragmented Continuum

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A Single Work in Nine Movements

Created as a single artwork composed of nine 30 × 30 cm pieces, Fragmented Continuum began with a dry section of a still-living olive tree. Rather than treating the material simply as wood to be shaped, d’Almeida saw an opportunity to explore the same visual language used in his larger works on a smaller scale, while introducing a sense of movement across several pieces. The first work opens with exposed wood surrounded by vibrant colour, suggesting an emergence into space. The seven central pieces then progressively separate and return, their fragments moving from expansion towards convergence, with rivers of shimmer emerging through the darkness. In the final piece, everything has converged and the wood is completely enclosed within resin and layered shimmer. Together, the nine artworks form one continuous passage between dispersion, reunion and suspension.

One living tree, nine artworks — All nine pieces originate from a dry section of the trunk and branching structure of the same olive tree, while the tree itself remains alive.

Designed as one sequence — Although each piece has its own visual presence, the nine works were conceived together. Their arrangement creates a progression that cannot be fully understood from any single piece alone.

The movement reverses — The seven central artworks gradually move from greater separation between the wood fragments towards their reunion, creating a visual sequence that suggests expansion followed by convergence.

A different beginning and ending — The first and final pieces deliberately break from the visual structure of the central sequence. The first opens into vibrant colour with the wood exposed; the final encloses the wood completely within resin and layered shimmer.

Depth built layer by layer — In the final artwork, successive thin layers of resin and shimmer create a depth that becomes increasingly apparent at close range, giving the conclusion of the sequence a markedly different visual character.
Product Code: 029.25

Product Name: Olive Wood Wall Artwork — Set of Nine

Collection: Not specified

Year: 2025

Primary Material: Olive wood

Secondary Materials: Resin and shimmer/glitter

Special Detail: Nine 30 × 30 cm artworks conceived and created as one continuous sequence

Approximate Width: 30 cm per piece

Approximate Height: 30 cm per piece

Approximate Depth: 2cm

Approximate Weight: 1kg

Finish: Resin and shimmer/glitter; exposed wood surfaces finished according to the individual piece

PAULO D'ALMEIDA

Fragmented Continuum

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