Carved in terracotta and scarred with traces of corrosion, Faceless Head No.001 embodies the persistence of silent memory. Its raw surface, punctuated by irregular forms and engraved details, resists smoothness—echoing the fragility and erosion of remembrance over time.
The wire-framed glasses, in vivid blue and red, act as a symbolic lens: a dual vision between the weight of forgotten history and the promise of futures yet to be imagined. This juxtaposition transforms the sculpture into both an artifact and a witness—a fragile monument against oblivion.
The head speaks not only as an individual form but as part of a collective narrative. It reflects the tension between memory and disappearance, presence and absence—an emblem of humanity’s struggle to preserve meaning against the passage of time.
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.
Passionate about collective memory and questions of identity, the artist works with clay and metal to give form to what is often invisible or forgotten. 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.
