Integuments of Existence (2017-2020)

 This series was created during a period of searching, observing and perceiving followed by flashes of inspirational transgressions. The  Integuments of Existence  are moving to the center of human necessity. Whilst embracing seriality, the resulting

This series was created during a period of searching, observing and perceiving followed by flashes of inspirational transgressions. The Integuments of Existence are moving to the center of human necessity. Whilst embracing seriality, the resulting works seek to communicate human choices through the hulls of body and mind in all conversant diversity.

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H 166 x W 44 x D 47 cm – Bronze 2021

H 166 x W 44 x D 47 cm – Bronze 2021

The Fateful Choice

Deep in contemplation I am musing elation.
Then awakening, frail, a stranger to myself. We are together, the knife and I, until only the memoire of my choice remains.

H 70 x W 110 x D 45 cm – Bronze 2020

H 70 x W 110 x D 45 cm – Bronze 2020

Transfigured Immortality

In the prime of her life, a Lady of Grace is leaning on her last place of rest. Anticipating her death, she is shaping the future with a sense of purpose. Will her trace live on?

H 25 x W 27 x D 20 cm - Tombac 2020

H 25 x W 27 x D 20 cm - Tombac 2020

Beaufort 7

I sense the mist of the sea on my face. The current may bear me far. Setting sail, I entrust my soul to the wind.

H 66 x W 20 x D 32 cm – Bronze 2020

H 66 x W 20 x D 32 cm – Bronze 2020

Interstellar Dilemma

A foot and a hand are moving together, apart. Seemingly rooted in the here and now, we strive for distant elevation. Is there such existence as matter without energy, and Earth without the divine?

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H 52 x W 35 x D 24 cm – Bronze 2020

H 52 x W 35 x D 24 cm – Bronze 2020

The Painter

A determined young man poses with his working tools. He ultimately found his role in life after a long odysse. From now on, how does he paint his future?

H 32 x W 20 x D 27cm – Bronze 2018

H 32 x W 20 x D 27cm – Bronze 2018

Generation Z

An adolescent man contemplating his future: Thrown into the foyer of self-consciousness, he is torn between purpose and avolition. Will he ever find himself?

H 77 x W 33 x D 26 cm – Bronze 2019

H 77 x W 33 x D 26 cm – Bronze 2019

Cut Off

Headless, armless, legless – a fragment of a woman. Reduced to the puny remains of her entire self, she thrives to rediscover her integrity. Is self-mutilation a solution or just an expression of black despair?

H 39 x W 28 x D 28 cm – Bronze 2020

H 39 x W 28 x D 28 cm – Bronze 2020

Con Amore

Allegro-adagio, vivace-grave, grazioso-espressivo. An enlightened character is understanding how essential love is to her being. Which inner movements hasn’t she felt yet?

H 40 x W 22 x D 24 cm – Bronze 2018

H 40 x W 22 x D 24 cm – Bronze 2018

Voyage into Vacuity

An elderly woman gazes into the room, musing between fulfilment and sedateness. Taking stock of her life, where shall she move from here?

H 80 x W 35 x D 25 cm – Bronze 2019

H 80 x W 35 x D 25 cm – Bronze 2019

Violet Invocation

A young woman showing her rawest self. She is completely and utterly at the mercy of her observers. Does she have the strength to resist the temptation to falter?

H 38 x W 17 x D 18 cm – Bronze 2020

H 38 x W 17 x D 18 cm – Bronze 2020

The Plague

Distanced by the plague, a student gazes into a spiral of indifference. Existential angst diffuses. His innate flame ignites, unlocking impulses of strength.