Aeon

Burnished bronze aluminium forms ripple inwards, creating a deep, eye like shape that shifts as the viewer moves past. The metal catches the ambient light, giving Aeon a shimmering, almost fluid quality. Its title draws on the ancient Greek word aion, meaning eternity, and Spriggs’ interest in the relationship between time and perception. “I was drawn to the symbolic power of the eye as a structure and form and the foundation of vision,” he explains in Cadillac Fairview’s 2025 feature. The eye becomes both the shape of the sculpture and a symbol of vision and perspective. Solid metal frames the empty space at its core. The slightly offset centre encourages exploration from different angles, allowing depth, light and the surrounding architecture to enter the encounter. Spriggs hopes the work offers “a moment of reflection, like encountering something vast and timeless.” An eye, a gateway or an image of time: these associations remain open to the viewer. Aeon was commissioned for Simcoe Place in Toronto by Cadillac Fairview.