Hand Sculpted of Flesh and Wax (2022) by Tobias Hakanson, Wax hand painted with acrylic paint and rope, 17cm x 11cm x 9cm
Hand Sculpted of Flesh and Wax bursts from my chest- the place I hold my anxiety. It is bloody from clawing its way out from my heart and ribs to where it is visible for everyone to see and sits between my breasts like a grotesque pendent. It is made from a mould of my own hand, showing this anxiety is not only hurting me but from my own mind. The anxiety causes me to choke and rubs raw at my skin with harsh and brittle rope; something I cannot ignore.
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