Lignum-Motricium (2025) is a small steel cart driven not by electricity or fuel, but by the slow transformation of wood. At the front, a freshly cut tree disc is mounted; at the rear, a gearbox and set of wheels. At the heart of the machine lies the wooden core, a log that acts as its motor.
 

As the green wood gradually dries, it begins to crack. This slow, natural splitting causes a minute expansion, which is transferred through a system of gear ratios. For every single millimeter the wood expands, the cart moves forward by one hundred millimeters. This imperceptibly slow movement invites a reconsideration of time itself. It challenges us to reflect on the speed with which we embrace modern technologies, and how easily we overlook the constant, enduring rhythms of the natural world. Lignum-Motricium is a meditation on patience, nature’s silent force, and our ongoing quest to balance progress with presence.
 

What does it truly take to understand what it means to move forward?

H 35cm, W 55cm, D 110cm

Wood, Steel, Aluminium, PET printed parts