A touch of mercury by Hajime sorayama Explore Mondoir Collection Medium: Porcelain Dimensions: 33 x 6.5 cm Year: 2018 Price on request Status: available Why collect this work?A touch of mercury fixes an offensive hand signal into the upright format of a small monument, setting blunt refusal against meticulous bodily order. The artist profile identifies Sorayama with hyper-realistic robots and the convergence of human bodies and technology. Here, a hand is similarly recast as a sleek, engineered-looking object.In the photograph, a clenched fist rises from a tapering forearm while the extended middle finger establishes a severe vertical axis. Catalogue dimensions of 33 by 6.5 centimetres make this emphatic gesture unusually narrow and compact.The documented porcelain complicates the silver, reflective appearance recorded by the photograph. A material associated with ceramic objects masquerades visually as metal, sharpening the tension between bodily anatomy and manufactured finish.This sculpture provides a pointed case study in how scale, material and display can convert a momentary insult into a durable emblem. Its polished form does not soften the gesture so much as grant it ceremonial authority. About the ArtistHajime sorayama Hajime sorayama is an artist featured in the Mondoir Collection. Nationality: Japanese Japanese illustrator known for hyper-realistic robots and erotic art.
