Hide (2026)

Wood, resin, nylon
57 x 37 x 24 cm

In many cultures, it was believed, and in some it still is, that wearing an animal’s skin allows a person to acquire the powers and qualities associated with that animal. In Ancient Greece, for example, the lion’s skin symbolised strength, courage, dominance, and ferocity.

In my work, the mirror, stretched like an animal’s skin, becomes a symbol of human reflection -our outer layer, through which we are seen by the world, but also through which we choose to see ourselves. The skin becomes a kind of intermediary between the inner and outer worlds, between what we feel and communicate and what we wish to feel and communicate. It raises questions about identity, how we long to be perceived, and the qualities we adopt, conceal, or project through our outward appearance.