PROLIFERATIO, 2 TON OF SALT + MIXED MEDIA, 2019

PROLIFERATIO consists of a split bloc of 2 tons of salt and a cast of the rupture in black polyester. Where the pure and natural salt has opened up, the black synthetic proliferates out of its core, as a tumor growing at the same speed as the mineral. This work is currently in the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art Sotto Sale, Sicilia, Italy, but remains property of the artist.

This work was the first sculpture that Badriah made after having a serious accident. Without deliberately putting it there, it looks like the artist is reflecting on the duality of existence in her use of contrasting colors and materials. It seems to be saying: “At the moment of birth our death is born as well’’. And quite rightly so. In fact, it is the only certainty that we have. This work can be seen as a transitory work, as it explores the theme of the inner world of matter – this erupting force is something that Badriah extensively explores in a later series, and  in a different material; clay. 

Title: [PROLIFERATIO], Material: Salt and Mixed Media, Size: approximately 100cm x 100cm x10cm (monumental), 2019