Encircling Vessel

Part of a five-piece Whispering Vessels series, the hand-scribed surface of this concave bowl was hewn from a flat sheet of Britannia silver. An aperture reveals a hollowed-out centre filled with 1,000 stainless steel balls, creating a swirling metallic sound whenthe bowl is spun on its axis. Encircling Vessel combines form, movement and sound to evoke multiple senses.

Adi Toch honed her considered approach to metalwork in her hometown of Jerusalem, Israel. Her work has attracted accolades from around the worl and forms part of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the city where she now resides.