This terracotta sculpture, consumed by corrosion, appears as a face in transformation. The rough surfaces and oxidized layers suggest the erosion of time—erasing, reshaping, and revealing at once.
100 Faceless Heads gathers sculpted presences, each carrying the weight of a singular memory. Far from anonymity, every head testifies to the diversity of human stories and their fragility in the face of oblivion.
The work conveys the vulnerability of memory and identity confronted with the passage of time. It reminds us that even when erased, the imprints of humanity endure and resonate.
A sculpted memory, a universal story
The “100 Faceless Heads” collection brings together one hundred unique sculptures, hand-shaped in terracotta and rusted metal. These works embody the invisible faces of our collective history: undocumented migrants drowned at sea, victims of slavery, the forgotten of genocides, the nameless whose memories fade away.
Each of these heads, deliberately devoid of features, symbolizes a life, a past, a suspended story. Faceless, they become the silent bearers of individual and collective memories, inviting us to reflect on our shared humanity.
Through this series, the artist calls on us to recognize these erased lives and to rebuild bridges between past and future. “I raise a glass to the undocumented who perish in seas and deserts, I denounce the macabre thunder of cannons and wars…” he declares, expressing the emotional and political power of this work.
“100 Faceless Heads” is far more than an art collection: it is a sculptural photo library, a call to memory, to dialogue, and to a deeper understanding of our common roots.
Passionné par la mémoire collective et les questions d’identité, l’artiste travaille la terre et le métal pour donner forme à ce qui est souvent invisible ou oublié. Through the series “100 Heads Without Faces,” he offers a space for reflection and dialogue on the wounds of the past and the hopes for a more just future.
