David Harber unveils new water sculpture

Adding to his ever-expanding portfolio of water features and sculptures, award-winning British sculptor David Harber has unveiled a new iteration of his Bite sculpture.

Bite II is hand-crafted from copper and patinated in a rich verdigris. Produced at Harber’s rural Oxfordshire workshop, the new design features two offset conical faces of mirror-polished stainless steel that meet in the middle to create a vortex of distorted reflections. The transition from a sphere into conical mirror inlays creates an optical illusion.

The sculpture received its official preview at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show in May as part of a stand designed by garden designer Emily Erlam.

Standing at 90cm in diameter, Bite II is also available in oxidised and stainless steel finishes. “I’m excited by the interplay of spherical and conical surfaces, the textures and tones of each metal contrast in aesthetic harmony,” Harber said of his work. www.davidharber.co.uk