This head, with its softened features, seems to carry a discreet, almost hidden smile embedded in the raw material. The half-closed eyes suggest a state of calm, of inward meditation. The rough texture and cracks of the clay contrast with the silent gentleness of the expression, as if a fragile light persisted behind the scars of time.
Within 100 Faceless Heads, this work offers an intimate vision of resilience. It shows how joy and serenity can survive even within erosion, inscribed in the fractures of existence.
Buried Smile embodies the quiet strength of a subtle hope — one that hides in shadow yet radiates from within.
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.
