Specimen 12 - Stabilization Pod

Specimen 12 – Stabilization Pod

Artifact Log — Day 048

A compact form engineered for balance rather than release.
The object appears sealed by external force, its mass held in check through compression.

Mirror glaze distorts surface and depth, denying visual access to what lies beneath.
The neon element functions as a stabilizing band — part restraint, part support — suggesting an imposed equilibrium rather than a natural state.

As an artifact, the object documents a system designed to maintain control under pressure.
Stability is achieved, but at a cost that remains undefined.

Dimensions: W 14 cm × D 10 cm × H 8.5 cm
Materials: Stoneware, mirror glaze, neon rope

Unearthed Artifacts: Post-Cyberpunk Relics from a Forgotten Future presents a series of ceramic works that sit at the intersection of speculative archaeology and cyberpunk futurism. Vancouver-based artist Wilson Makgawinata forms these bulbous, pressure-like vessels through a hybrid process of wheel throwing and handbuilding, pushing clay beyond its familiar functions. Small modular components such as screws, plugs, and spherical nodes are slip-cast and integrated as functional-looking attachments, creating a visual language of connectors, ports, and interfaces.