Marilyn Rathbone

'Equivalent IX' consists of nine sets of nine counters, each set a different colour. Laid out in different configurations, its mass remains the same. It is an homage, and at a tangent, to Carl André's 'Equivalent VIII'. André's work champions bricks (a material with which he was familiar, his grandfather was a bricklayer) mine celebrates buttons.

The material (shirtwaist buttons) not only forms the starting point for the construction but also sets its parameters.

Instructions:
Lay the coloured counters out at a tangent to one another to form different shapes and patterns.