This abstract metal sculpture evokes one of the most intimate yet universal aspects of the female body—the vagina. Its organic, open form resembles a fragment of the body, not as an attempt to reproduce anatomy, but as an invitation to associate it with an inner space, an origin, and the potential for life.
The cold, industrial character of the metal contrasts with the organic quality of the form and its bodily associations. The hardness of the material meets the vulnerability of the opening, creating a tension between strength and fragility, exterior and interior, public and intimate. The sculpture deliberately balances on the boundary between an abstract object and a recognisable symbol of the body.
The title Core shifts the focus from representation toward essence. It suggests an inner centre—a place of origin, identity, and embodied experience. At the same time, the work raises questions about how the female body is viewed, named, and represented in public space: as an object, a symbol, a biological function, or an autonomous part of identity.v