It is said that the sacrum, the vertebra that is placed at the base of the spine, gained its revered secondary name “the sacral bone” from the ancient Egyptians. They considered this bone sacred to Osiris, the god of death and resurrection. Anatomically speaking, the sacral bone is in charge of the spinal nerves which help regulate defecation and urine, by controlling the internal sphincters of the colon and urethra. Along this axis, between what is considered either holy or impure, are evoked issues in a context of hierarchy - who deserves to be admired and who is thought to be impure.
An object, designed for a 3D clay printer to echo the human sacrum bone is hung in the air on a fish hook, turning around itself. Having digitally conceived human facial features, reminiscent of an ancient glorified idol, enfolding in itself a revered sacred object and and at the same time, a victim.
Sacrum rendered as a landscape of the mind, echoes the panoramic photographic view of the hills, that for hundreds of years have been hiding the Qumran scrolls - Nature as a replica of the wonders of technology. It is interesting to learn that Qumran scrolls (also known as the Dead Sea scrolls) are commonly believed to be the library of the Essenes, a mystic Jewish sect during the Second Temple period, from the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century CE. All the texts, written by the Essenes with no exceptions, are considered sacred manuscripts.
Sacrum, 2015
A 3D clay printing
10/10/6 cm