The Acrobat

An anatomical skeleton in molded gray-silver parts, arched into a contortionist's backbend on a slab of poured concrete: legs braced, torso tipped back, arms raised in a V. The dark bindings at the joints show the object for what it is, a workshop puppet set back in motion. At the centre, lodged where the pubis should sit, a second skull stares back, and the jubilant arch tips at once into unease. The concrete keeps traces of sprayed red pigment, a reminder of a stage rather than of blood. The making stays uneven, closer to a recomposed found object than to carving; that may be its candour.