Silent

Namn: SILENT
Artist: Eliza Bono
Dimensions: 50 cm x 30 cm x 10 cm
Weight: 3 kg
Price: 1390 Euro
Edition Size: 1
Material: clay, painted with oil paints, waxed

I come from the country, where there is a saying: Children should be seen not heard [In Polish it sounds: Children and fish have no voice].

I needed to explain this saying to you explicitly, because otherwise you would not understand my sculpture.

When I was a child, in many houses in Poland children were ignored when they wanted to take part in a discussion with adults. They were not listened to, were not allowed to express their opinions, couldn’t share their fears and anxieties when adults were talking.

Silent sculpture is a projection of an adult human being, who as a child was kept quiet so many times that now it is impossible to produce any sound to express her needs and desires.

The sculpture is made of clay and cured by baking in 1250 degrees Celsius.

After curing the sculpture was painted with water-based oil paints. Then, wax has been placed on some parts of the sculpture to achieve more natural effect of skin.

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