Impossible figure with curly arms
(Self-Portrait as a Failed Octopus)

2019, Wood (american walnut)
28 x 18,5 x p 8 cm / size: 11 x 7.3 in x 3.14 in.
Compact and polished like a pebble, this dark wood figure offers few visual features aside from two curved members dangling either side of a surface animated only by the grain of the wood. It sits motionless, in silence, without revealing any of its secrets. Is it an object, worn by time, like a tablet whose inscriptions have become unrecognisable through erosion, or a child's toy that has seen better days? Or maybe a simple lifeform that has escaped the clutches of gravity, living in a high-pressure environment in the depths of the ocean? This enigmatic figure is the first in a series intended for a mural installation.