Collection

The Motherboards Collection

Original, one-of-a-kind sculptural works built from reclaimed technology and vintage type. Analog meets digital. Infrastructure becomes architecture.

  • Reclaimed materialsCircuitry and vintage type drawers
  • ReimaginedArtifacts of innovation now art
  • One of a kindEach an original, singular work
Motherboard sculpture

Collection

Reclaimed. Reassembled. Reimagined.

Information artifacts of the past, given new purpose as art.

Motherboard sculpture — reclaimed circuit boards

Inspiration

The information ages collide

Artifacts of innovation become art. The past becomes presence.

Letterpress type blocks

1920s

The age of type. Language was tactile, mechanical, and permanent. Every character carried weight and intention.

Circuit board traces

1990s

The age of circuitry. Information became compressed, accelerated, and invisible. Systems multiplied and powered the digital world.

Process

Materials & Method

Inspired by the tradition of assemblage sculpture and artists like Louise Nevelson, this collection explores how reclaimed materials can be unified through composition and restraint.

The inspiration

The materials are reclaimed from two revolutions of communication. Letterpress blocks that once structured language. Circuit boards that once structured data. Combined, they create physical records of how we have organized information across time.

The materials

Each sculpture is composed by hand, arranged through pattern, repetition, and negative space to create visual harmony. Monochromatic finishes unify complexity, allowing structure and shadow to lead. The result is work that feels architectural, contemplative, and timeless.

The method

About

About the Motherboards Collection

The Motherboards collection draws from the found-object assemblage tradition. Circuit boards, hard drives, RAM modules, heat sinks, and connectors are disassembled, sorted, and reassembled into compositions that feel both systematic and organic.

Mounted in vintage letterpress drawers, each sculpture merges two eras of communication technology. The result is a meditation on obsolescence, craft, and the surprising beauty of the machines we throw away.

Stripped of function, what remains is geometry, history, and rhythm. Artifacts of innovation become art. The past becomes presence.

Shane Bouchard, Artist

Unlike mass-produced decor, these works carry history in their materials. Every component once served a purpose. Now they serve a new one, transforming memory, machinery, and language into lasting form.

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