Ox(ss)id(ific)ation | Holland Houdek

Ox(ss)id(ific)ation – Study I
Triple Hip Replacement (2015)
John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency
hand-fabricated and lathed waxes,
sand and urethane molds,
welded cast iron, enamel, rust
3” x 9” x 6” | 8 x 23 x 15 cm

Ox(ss)id(ific)ation – Study II
Hip & Knee Replacement (2015)
John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency
hand-fabricated and lathed waxes,
sand and urethane molds,
welded cast iron, enamel, rust
2.75” x 7.5” x 2.5” | 7 x 19 x 6 cm

Ox(ss)id(ific)ation – Study III
Double Knee Replacement (2015)
John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency
hand-fabricated and lathed waxes,
sand and urethane molds,
welded cast iron, enamel, rust
2.25” x 3” x 3” | 6 x 8 x 8 cm

Ox(ss)id(ific)ation – Study IV
Shoulder & Hip Replacement (2015)
John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency
hand-fabricated and lathed waxes,
sand and urethane molds,
welded cast iron, enamel, rust
2.75” x 8” x 5.5” | 7 x 20 x 14 cm

Ox(ss)id(ific)ation – Study V
Double Knee Replacement(2015)
John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency
hand-fabricated and lathed waxes,
sand and urethane molds,
welded cast iron, enamel, rust
3.5” x 4.5” x 3” | 9 x 11 x 8 cm

Ox(ss)id(ific)ation – Study VI
Triple Hip Replacement (2015)
John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency
hand-fabricated and lathed waxes,
sand and urethane molds,
welded cast iron, enamel, rust
4” x 7” x 4.25” | 10 x 18 x 11 cm

Ox(ss)id(ific)ation – Study VII
Hip Replacements (2015)
John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency
hand-fabricated and lathed waxes,
sand and urethane molds,
welded cast iron, enamel, rust
1.25” x 10” x 2” | 3 x 25 x 5 cm

Ox(ss)id(ific)ation – Study VIII
Hip & Knee Replacement (2015)
John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency
hand-fabricated and lathed waxes,
sand and urethane molds,
welded cast iron, enamel, rust
3” x 9” x 4” | 8 x 23 x 10 cm

Ox(ss)id(ific)ation – Study IX
Shoulder Replacement (2015)
John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency
hand-fabricated and lathed waxes,
sand and urethane molds,
welded cast iron, enamel, rust
1.5” x 5.25” x 1.75” | 4 x 13 x 4 cm

Ox(ss)id(ific)ation – Study X
Double Knee Replacements (2015)
John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency
hand-fabricated and lathed waxes,
sand and urethane molds,
welded cast iron, enamel, rust
1.5” x 5.75” x 2.5” | 4 x 15 x 6 cm

Ox(ss)id(ific)ation – Study XI
Triple Hip Replacement (2015)
John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency
hand-fabricated and lathed waxes,
sand and urethane molds,
welded cast iron, enamel, rust
2” x 7.5” x 5.5”| 5 x 19 x 14 cm
Permanent Collection

Ox(ss)id(ific)ation – Study XII
Hip Replacement (2015)
John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency
hand-fabricated and lathed waxes,
sand and urethane molds,
welded cast iron, enamel, rust
2” x 9.25” x 2.5” | 5 x 23 x 6 cm

Ox(ss)id(ific)ation – Study XIII
Hip Replacements (2015)
John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency
hand-fabricated and lathed waxes,
sand and urethane molds,
welded cast iron, enamel, rust
1.5” x 5.5” x 2.75” | 4 x 14 x 7 cm

Ox(ss)id(ific)ation – Study XIV
Double Hip Replacement (2015)
John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency
hand-fabricated and lathed waxes,
sand and urethane molds,
welded cast iron, enamel, rust
1.75” x 10.5” x 6” | 4 x 27 x 15 cm

Ox(ss)id(ific)ation – Study XV
Knee Replacements (2015)
John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency
hand-fabricated and lathed waxes,
sand and urethane molds,
welded cast iron, enamel, rust
2” x 3” x 3” | 5 x 8 x 3 cm

Ox(ss)id(ific)ation – Study XVI
Double Hip Replacement (2015)
John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency
hand-fabricated and lathed waxes,
sand and urethane molds,
welded cast iron, enamel, rust
2” x 9.5” x 4” | 5 x 24 x 10 cm

Ox(ss)id(ific)ation – Study XVII
Double Shoulder Replacement (2015)
John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency
hand-fabricated and lathed waxes,
sand and urethane molds,
welded cast iron, enamel, rust
1.5” x 5.25” x 3.25” | 4 x 13 x 8 cm

Ox(ss)id(ific)ation – Study XVIII
Double Hip Replacement (2015)
John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency
hand-fabricated and lathed waxes,
sand and urethane molds,
welded cast iron, enamel, rust
1.5” x 7” x 4.75” | 4 x 18 x 12 cm

Ox(ss)id(ific)ation – Study XIX
Double Knee Replacement (2015)
John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency
hand-fabricated and lathed waxes,
sand and urethane molds,
welded cast iron, enamel, rust
2.5” x 6” x 3” | 6 x 15 x 8 cm

“Ox(ss)id(ific)ation (Implant Series V)” Artist Statement

Medical implants are human-made devices intended to replace, support, or enhance a biological structure. As objects of art, however, they take on a life of their own. They no longer require the body to give them purpose, or to determine their shape, design or material make-up. New forms can give them new life, and yet, they can never truly escape the body, for it is always implied by their very existence. This series animates medical implants through its hybrid bone-like forms, while intimating the connections between rust and blood, and oxidation with the aging of both metal and bodies.
* Series Completed at the John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry program in Spring 2015.