Anatomy of Cells

Anatomy of Cells

Anatomy of Cells comprises alabaster casts of folded garments, seamlessly integrated into a form resembling masonry. The piece seizes a fleeting moment when time appears suspended, transforming personal imprints into hybrid architectural forms—fragile yet grandiose. Alabaster, with its opaque and solid texture, negates the fabric’s original pliability. Garments, once molded by the presence of a body now absent, are transformed into permanent, irreversible forms..
The softness of the fabric is transmuted into rigid stone, imprinting a ghost—a tangible trace of absence. This material transcription captures the passage of memory, subject to the wear and tear of time, and the relentless erosion of human experience—constantly silent and diminishing. Iron rods pierce the alabaster forms, anchoring them to the wall and creating a solid structure. These interventions transcend architectural references, serving as metaphors for repression and control, embodying the tension between freedom and constraint. The folded garments, now bereft of their human presence, evoke a double absence: that of the body long gone, and the impossibility of return. The title of the work invites a complex semantic reading: "cells" alludes not only to the fundamental units of biological life but also to spaces of confinement, creating a tension that resonates with the transition from life to absence, and ultimately, to silence.