‘Reliquary’

Reliquaries reflect the idea of the permanent and preserved remains, marrying the idea of the funeral and burial ritual. The heads are swaddled by various darkly tinted materials connected to these rituals.

Specifications

1998
Wax, mixed media and personal effects
Unique


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