The Age of the Pachyderms

The Age of the Pachyderms (2024) brings together a group of works that inhabit an intermediate territory between sculpture and object, where rhinoceroses, elephants, and hippopotamuses emerge as forms of resistance.

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Far from naturalistic representation, these presences embody the idea of a body that endures: thick skin, dense volume, matter that protects and persists. In this series, the pachyderm functions as a metaphor for psychic and material survival, of that which develops a resilient, hardened layer not out of rigidity, but in order to remain.

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The works condense a reflection on the capacity to withstand the weight of time, experience, and injury, transforming mass and texture into a sensitive language of support and permanence.