Mariana Tiel I Samsung Case almost ethereal figure is a

almost ethereal figure is a conceptual sketch created for a film project that was ultimately cancelled

Standing upon its pedestal

a representation of the duality that defines our perception of the monstrous and the beautiful

8 x 11 x 5 cm | 4 x 5 x 2 in

5 x 2 x 15 in

Mariana Tiel I Samsung Case almost ethereal figure is aThe childlike face, with closed eyes and sealed lips, appears immersed in an ancient slumber, as if it had lain for centuries in a mineral silence. The textured, pigmented surface recalls the erosion of stone by time, yet also suggests the tenderness of sleeping clay, as though every crack held a warm, domestic, intimate memory. Sculpture carved in plaster, based on a cast from a fine grog refractory clay model, and reproduced in resin. Painted with