Sleeping Talisman (2022) by Tobias Hakanson, glass bottles containing dead moths and dog hair Sleeping Talisman was an experimentation to create a talisman associated with items of sleep. To do this, I used melatonin, a sleeping medication, bottles and filled with with dead moths (bugs I associated with sleep and nighttime,) and dog hair from…Continue Reading Sleeping Talisman
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…Continue Reading Hand Sculpted of Flesh and Wax (2022)
Artist’s Statement My Crazy Creature contains the head of a cockatiel, body of a fish, and legs and mandibles of a spider. These creatures were chosen as they are my favourite animals and also allowed me to take feathers my pet cockatiel had dropped and incorporate it into my work. It is created with the…Continue Reading Crazy Creature
