Issue 1 Final Draft 1

Wire Sculptures
By Deepak Suri
D2, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
I started making wire sculptures in high school when I
opened my business of making orthodontic appliances.
I take the same .032 or .040 inch stainless steel wire that I
would normally bend into an appliance to maintain or create
space between the teeth and instead bend the wire into
small sculptures. I begin with pen and paper, drawing patterns
without lifting my pen until I see something that I want
to bring into the third dimension, and then I try to recreate
that structure in an aesthetic manner. While I do find it enjoyable
to have others recognize a physical product of my
imagination and hands, I think the most value comes from
the understanding of humility that art offers. Each piece is
inevitably filled with inaccuracies and asymmetries on the
scale of millimeters, but art is a space of observation where
I can see those flaws without diminishing the value or creativity
of the work while still acknowledging the potential
for growth.
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