/ Claymation
Snippet out of "The Great Tearing"
A short claymation piece depicting the creation of the original human form, and its tragic downfall.
Dancing Sculptures
Hermaphroditus
This piece was created as a “Dancing Sculpture”, meaning that I changed the figure's pose during the sculpting process so as to explore the character’s physical and emotional movement, before settling on its final form. The repeated shaping caused it to crack, leaving visible traces of its evolution.
According to myth, Hermaphroditus - the beautiful and delicate child of Aphrodite and Hermes - spurned the love of the nymph Salmacis. Desperate, she begged the gods never to be separated from him. They granted her wish, merging their bodies and souls into one, punishing both for their hubris - her obstinate longing and his vain rejection. The result is a being who is both desiring and repelled by desire, both inviting and denying. The sculpture has a pair - “Hermaphroditus II” that was created in the same process.
The Leftovers
Two fragments from the "Hermaphroditus" video above, after firing with copper oxide
