Armored Husk

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Taking the peanut shell as its starting point, this sculpture transforms an ordinary, easily discarded form into something marked by weight, protection, and defensive presence. Its hollow body suggests absence and vulnerability, while raised, plate-like structures gather across the surface like fragments of armor. The work considers protection not as strength alone, but as a response to fragility. The shell appears armed precisely because it is empty, turning defense into both a shield and a burden. Through the tension between softness and hardness, protection and confinement, the sculpture reflects on the ways life builds armor in order to survive—and whether those protective structures can also begin to contain us. Show more