David Altmejd's latest exhibition, The Serpent, located at White Cube New York, engages with the theme of metamorphosis through an intricate installation of an immense serpent formed from interconnected human heads. This dynamic sculpture symbolizes transformation and interconnectedness. The show features a figure called Snake Charmer at its entrance, enhancing the tension between creator and creation. Through a fluid narrative, the exhibition embraces evolutionary storytelling, with figures transitioning into rabbit forms, suggesting unpredictable change whilst referencing Jungian archetypes to deepen the psychological context.
Known for his ability to blur the boundaries of material, form, and concept, Altmejd constructs a mesmerizing world where sculpture transcends its physicality.
Rather than portraying the serpent as a singular entity, Altmejd presents it as an amalgamation of many, emphasizing the fluid nature of identity and evolution.
Altmejd's approach allows his work to breathe-oscillating between the familiar and the surreal, the rigid and the amorphous.
The rabbit, a symbol of unpredictability and transformation, reinforces the idea that change is not always linear-it is multidimensional.
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