A compelling, site-responsive sculpture that explores themes of intrusion, biological consumption, and material tension. Utilizing thick, industrial steel rods, the artist mimics the predatory architecture of parasitic life forms—forcing the unyielding metal into tightly choked knots, dense coils, and irregular twists that snake across the floor plane. The oppressive, condensed energy of the knots eventually dissolves into a single, elegant, free-flowing line that reaches out into space. Parasite challenges the traditional boundaries of the pedestal, creeping directly into the viewer's physical territory to manifest the quiet, unyielding pressure of a living, invasive force.
Specifications:
Parasite I, 2024
Hand-forged and twisted steel
Price upon request