Torre brings a new development to Delvoye’s art, one that was rehearsed in earlier works. His life-sized caterpillars and the humanoid fecal machines, dubbed Cloaca, already gravitated towards the architectural. After being a painter, a sculptor and even a farmer and entrepreneur, Wim Delvoye has envisioned a new career for himself in building. He has taken on his new job wholeheartedly, stating that he only wants the finest in architectural engineering. But even within this new shift towards building, Delvoye’s art exploits the notions of formal repetition and perfection. The methods for producing his tower derive from his earlier Gothic works and are furthered in a more intricate manner. The design is computer driven and the steel laser cut. The results with Torre are a contemporary meticulous duplication of Gothic design and ornamentation, comprising ribbed vaults, ogival windows, turrets and tracery.