BECOMING HUMAN (ASK & EMBLA)
object | 2020 - 2022 | size (cm) 175 x 175 x 35 | ash and elm wood, stones, wire | unique piece
In the northern mythology the first two human were trees, called ASK and EMBLA. The hollow inside let appear the leftover of the trees as a skin. The stones come from the places the trees once stood, are fitted in the skin like memories, becoming part of a human being.
Becoming Human is made of ash and elm wood. Both trees were splitted by hand, hollowed and stitched together.
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