My Head Is A Hornets‘ Nest

There is an original before the original. The first iteration of My Head Is A Hornets‘ Nest emerged as a head-like sculpture composed of an abandoned hornets’ nest, gently supported by beeswax — used as a kind of spinal anchor. Its great fragility, however, confined the work to the studio space. The physical delicacy demanded a reconsideration of how the sculpture might exist beyond its initial, rather ephemeral state. This led to a process of transformation: using a handheld scanner, the piece was digitally captured in situ and subsequently materialized as a 3D print — a structurally resilient counterpart capable of going outside. Due to the substantial shifts in materiality, tactility, and visual presence, the resulting sculpture is whether a replica nor a cast. It became another original — a parallel entity born from the same conceptual core, yet ontologically distinct.

3D Print, 27x25x32 cm (2021)

Fotos / Exhibition Views, Gender & Space 1, Exhibit Studio, 2020/21: Anahita Asadiphar