The work centers on a knife printed with a floral pattern, encased within a block of wax. On top of it, a suspended heating lamp acts continuously on the wax surface, gradually melting portions of it into transparency. Over time, the knife’s tip, once entirely enveloped by the wax, slowly emerges through this subtle material transformation. The melting of the wax functions both as a temporal process and as a mechanism for viewing: the sharpness hidden beneath the surface is progressively revealed, positioning the viewer between the calmness of the material surface and the latent danger beneath. The gentle floral motif is juxtaposed with the blade’s edge, layering two opposing qualities within a single object. Through this interplay of material and imagery, the work gestures toward the often-concealed complexity of emotional experience: a delicate tension continuously generated between tenderness, intimacy, and potential pain and sting.
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