this lobber prototype is a recent addition to that branch of my practice i call action objects. these action objects developed directly through two issues i encountered with digital sculpture practices. namely the thousands of hours physically tied down to the computer, and more academically through a concentration i followed regarding the materiality of 3-space geometry as sculptural objects. resulting in a series of small objects called the standard objects line (link coming). this series placed several disparate materials side by side and included a computer assisted representation of a digitally derived object exhibiting its 3-d requirements and joining a long history of materials and processes.
it was a moot argument really, and one i had largely with myself, but the objects of the standard object line afforded a reconsideration of 'real' form, asymmetry, and became the stylistic framework which combined with my bio-physical reaction to far too many hours sitting in front of the screen, spawning the action objects.

action objects where from the beginning very simple, such as action object no.1, an 8in.diamiter 4.5 foot length of wood, just small enough to pick up, but heavy enough to be a little dangerous. At once a log, and a perfect primitive cylinder as in 3 space. i tossed this object above my head and caught repeatedly until i was weakened to the point of dropping the thing on my face. action object no.1 also illustrates the connection these objects have, if even potentially, with performance.
action object no.1 was so simple and so open to various uses, it may well have fostered this trend in latter work as well. (See - food) The object has various ways of being used and so understood as different sculptures or sculptural components.