“Crash through the Surface” presents human faces cast in concrete, partially wrapped in translucent plastic, caught in the fragile tension between suffocation and survival. Concrete embodies permanence, urban weight, and the immobility of man-made structures, while the plastic—ephemeral yet deadly—presses against the figures like a second skin. The printed warning, “This bag is not a toy,” transforms from a mundane instruction into a chilling metaphor: protection becomes threat, safety becomes suffocation.
Beyond the individual struggle, the piece points to ecological concerns. The plastic shroud mirrors the suffocation of our planet, wrapped in waste and excess, where what was once created to protect ends up as a suffocating burden. The work exposes this paradox: the permanence of artificial materials versus the fragility of life entangled within them.
Yet the artwork does not end in despair. The uppermost face has already broken through the suffocating layer, piercing the surface with determination. It becomes a symbol of resilience, of the human capacity to overcome the weight of suffocation—whether personal, societal, or ecological. In this moment, the piece carries a hopeful charge: change is possible, survival is possible, and even within confinement, the will to breathe and to rise cannot be silenced.
“Crash through the Surface” presents human faces cast in concrete, partially wrapped in translucent plastic, caught in the fragile tension between suffocation and survival. Concrete embodies permanence, urban weight, and the immobility of man-made structures, while the plastic—ephemeral yet deadly—presses against the figures like a second skin. The printed warning, “This bag is not a toy,” transforms from a mundane instruction into a chilling metaphor: protection becomes threat, safety becomes suffocation.
Beyond the individual struggle, the piece points to ecological concerns. The plastic shroud mirrors the suffocation of our planet, wrapped in waste and excess, where what was once created to protect ends up as a suffocating burden. The work exposes this paradox: the permanence of artificial materials versus the fragility of life entangled within them.
Yet the artwork does not end in despair. The uppermost face has already broken through the suffocating layer, piercing the surface with determination. It becomes a symbol of resilience, of the human capacity to overcome the weight of suffocation—whether personal, societal, or ecological. In this moment, the piece carries a hopeful charge: change is possible, survival is possible, and even within confinement, the will to breathe and to rise cannot be silenced.
