Venus in the Chapel talisman and gifts 345mm by 200mm

345mm by 200mm

A copper electroformed ring made from a toy rhino head—something once playful

the majority from Port Alfred

A real feather

and natural form

Venus in the Chapel talisman and gifts 345mm by 200mmA classical figure reworked through collage and specimen. A cut out of Venus stands before the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, carefully aligned so that her hand meets the reaching figure from the fresco. The gesture echoes connection and creation, bridging mythology and Renaissance iconography in one precise moment. Venus is finished with a real pair of pearlescent butterfly wings, their natural sheen catching the light against the backdrop. The