Untitled (Fluid Series), 2017,Stainless Steel, basalt base, 370mm X 870mm x240mm Untitled (Fluid Series) is a definitive part of Haydon’s ‘ribbon-esque’ works - fluid pieces of unforgiving, rigid materials that the artist twists and bends to achieve a delicate line drawing, suspended in the air. This particular work, a large-scale moebius strip, is simply one flat piece of stainless steel that moves in an eternal continuity. Haydon’s practice is one of pure materiality and the feats of curvilinear beauty he can achieve with his chosen medium. These materials are often varied; his in-depth knowledge of jewellery design, fine furniture making and the construction of fittings for super yachts have aided Haydon in developing a symbiotic relationship with the materials that aid his creations. Kinetic works hold increasing fascination to Haydon as of late, a regularity of constant movement that creates a dynamism between the viewer and their relationship to the work and the space it fills. He addresses the push and pull between simply looking at piece and truly watching it as it is moving. This is likened, in his musings, as the difference between looking at an object, such as a tree, and the movement of birds within that same tree. What would we truly engage with? Haydon’s Untitled (Fluid Series) is lithe and enlivening, a painting in space, and a reflection of the artist’s pure interest in the tracing of line and form.
