Exploring the enduring tension between the permanent and the transient, the structure itself functions as a fragment of unearthed architecture or an excavated artifact, suggesting deep time and historical weight. The torso mimics rock and geological strata and bridges the body with the geological timescale.
The sculpture presents a fragmented host of consciousness. Multiple faces, cast in luminous epoxy resin, peer out, suggesting a layered identity or the shifting, unstable nature of the self. These are not singular portraits, but archival fragments of a continuous, unstable human presence that appear both eroded by time and emergent from the matrix. This draws a conceptual parallel between the slow, inexorable forces that shape landscapes and the internal pressures that mold identity.
Embedded throughout this foundation are naturally occurring quartz crystals, timeless mineral formations that pierce and intercede, acting as both deposits and sources of illumination. These mineral inclusions disrupt the figurative elements, creating a tension between the artist’s hand and the vast, pre-human timescale. The sculpture exists in a state of suspended animation, a monument to the ongoing negotiation between human fragility and the overwhelming forces of nature, history, and memory.
The work is an invitation to consider what truly constitutes life, connection, and meaning, in an existence defined by continuous material and psychological flux.