Time cannot be stopped, but still we try.

 

RETRO-TAXIDERMY arises from reflection on the human struggle to accept the processes of aging and death.

 

​Made from fresh barley — the main raw material for whisky distillation — the artwork celebrated the passage of time instead of denying it.

A living sculpture that gradually changed from the green color of the freshly harvested plant to the golden, brown, and yellow tones of the dried spikes.

Through a parallel with the whisky maturation process — which acts as a positive factor that gives it value and distinction — the viewer was invited to awaken a more organic perspective over time, embracing the inherent beauty of natural processes.