Vajiko Chachkhiani Georgian, b. 1985
Pieta - the Weeping Walls, 2015
Plastic, hair, lead, cable ties / Plastikas, plaukai, švinas, kabeliai
215 x 300 x 300 cm
The artist used twelve locks of hair, obtained in an exchange, from women who were victims of domestic violence. Each lock is attached to an undefined and abstract form and...
The artist used twelve locks of hair, obtained in an exchange, from women who were victims of domestic violence. Each
lock is attached to an undefined and abstract form and wrapped in lead to form a long row leaning from wall to floor. The
sculpted Pieta turns the wall and floor into the lap of a lamenting Mary.
lock is attached to an undefined and abstract form and wrapped in lead to form a long row leaning from wall to floor. The
sculpted Pieta turns the wall and floor into the lap of a lamenting Mary.
