Known for his hyper-realistic sculptures of everyday objects, Iran do Espírito Santo’s Bulb is a celebrated part of the artist’s oeuvre. In this work, a commonplace household object becomes the subject of rigorous transformation. By rendering a light bulb in solid stainless steel, made to scale, he produces an object that appears more perfect than its real-world counterpart, that does not emit light, but reflects it. In doing so, the bulb is no longer a utilitarian device, but an archetype to be observed, studied, and contemplated.