Aluminum Chain

This aluminum chain is made of a series of links connected by small loops of welding rod. Due to the different radii at either end of the chain links, the length of the chain changes depending on which side it is held by. 

Ideation

The studies leading up to the final chain show my interest in playing with hinges and motion. 

 
 
Martine, what you achieved only makes me an even more intolerable zealot of my faith. Works of genius are not spontaneous. As you demonstrated, works of genius can only come from a lot of hard work, frustration, failure, and persistence. Thank you and I am honored!
— Dean Robinson, Metals professor