jonathan ben-tovim

01.   Mystic Dolphin Torch

2026
Cast Aluminium, dichromatic acrylic, LED light source, rechargeable battery

  I’ve always been interested in the torch as both a practical object and a symbol, something used to move through darkness and into the unknown. The Dolphin Torch is a particularly simple and familiar version, the kind of cheap, functional object that was once kept around the house for blackouts but has become increasingly obsolete.

This work recreates the familiar form and adds a chromatic filter, shifting it away from pure utility and giving it a slightly strange, mystical quality.