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Plinth Proposals 2026

Aria Dean

Action Figure (model train)

Aria Dean (b. 1993, Los Angeles, California) lives and works in New York, New York.

Action Figure (model train) is a bubblegum-pink aluminum sculpture made from digitally deformed model freight trains compressed into a cubic form. Antique, wooden, and contemporary train models are compacted together, with small gaps allowing light through, transforming familiar industrial forms into a dense abstract structure.

A 3D-rendered cube with a rough, uneven surface resembling crumpled fabric. The cube is set on a black, grid-patterned background.

Renderings courtesy of the artist.

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Renderings courtesy of the artist.