by Vivien Holop
Artist’s Statement:
This sculpture represents a creature that exists in a state of everlasting observation.
The exaggerated eye sockets of the skull emphasize perception over identity. The work positions the act of looking as predatory: exploiting the body and taking information without consent; vulnerable: recognition of discomfort and one's mortality; and unavoidable: the natural human urge to perceive. These qualities suggest that to witness is also to be involved.
Vivien Holop is a second-year medical student at UTCOMLS.
