Enemy or a Friend?

 

2023 - porcelain, special effect glazes

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Enemy or a Friend? is a series of work that represents self-love and acceptance of our everchanging body. Once childhood is over, we impose physical discipline on our bodies to achieve a standard that society has cultivated. Though we wish the best for our bodies and take care of them, we battle against them, modifying our natural features and attempting to hide traces of our personal history.

The sculptures symbolise the unfiltered and unmodified versions of ourselves, with curves, folds and skin imperfections. Every body is worthy of love and acceptance, and it is the least we can give them as they carry us through our life.