Malene Kastalje
Maybe it had come with the wind, but it was on the way back that the first signs showed up. The surface got covered with a thin indeterminate layer; the cracks opened and allowed the heat to rise. A dry sensation was spreading, and the sweet smell that was creeping in was numbing. It recalled everything that had gone before.
Brooch: When It Got Closer, No One Stopped, 2020
Silicone, Neodymium Magnets, pigment; Titanium White, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Cadmium Yellow Deep (substitute), Quinacridone Violet and Phthalocyanine Blue.
17 X 20 X 5,5 cm
Photo by the artist