ABOUT WIRE IN THE CITY
Wire in the City is a site devoted to showcasing various mobile designs by the site's artist, Barrett Sauter. These designs typically center around critters and creatures. Other topics include various museums and sculptures which have been explored, as well as other artist's work and subjects of inspiration. Wire in the City is based in Västerås, Sweden.
WIRE IN THE CITY'S MISSION
Here at Wire in the City we are passionate about designing and producing modern, statement mobiles which are based off of critters and creatures. Our mission is to enhance people's lives by bringing energy, movement, and above all, enjoyment to otherwise static spaces.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Hello there! My name is Barrett Sauter and I design and make all of the lovely mobiles on this site.
I am from New Orleans, Louisiana and I have always been an avid art lover and creator. I distinctly remember making my first set of mobiles when I was only ten. My materials included a hodgepodge of pencils and glow-in-the-dark stars and planets. I would carefully suspend the stars from the pencils layer by layer, which would then produce a simple mobile. And voila! I had my own moving planetary system when the lights went out.
Fast forward a couple of years to high school. I was lucky enough to have an amazing art teacher who allowed me stand on my desk and work on my mobiles hanging from the ceiling. I would later go on to produce a 13 piece collection for the senior art show. One of my pieces, a 13ft wire dragon, was even mistaken for a permanent piece at the gallery.
In 2010 I moved to Sweden due to various circumstances and in 2013 I started my five year long Masters of Industrial Engineering program. Not only do I sneak mobiles in to various projects at every chance I get, but I am also constantly learning new machinery, skills and techniques which I can use to develop my art.
Thankyou for stopping by!