Acephala Mater, wool, steel, concrete, 30 × 18.5 × 18.5 inches, 2026
Titled with the Latin for "The Headless Mother," this minimized bovine form serves as a raw anatomical metaphor for the contemporary American mother. It is a creature defined by its utility and aesthetic expectations but stripped of its voice and agency. Though granted the illusion of mobility through its three legs, their orientation disallows movement. Instead it stands like a monument upon its industrial concrete floor.
Acephala Mater, wool, steel, concrete, 30 × 18.5 × 18.5 inches, 2026
Titled with the Latin for "The Headless Mother," this minimized bovine form serves as a raw anatomical metaphor for the contemporary American mother. It is a creature defined by its utility and aesthetic expectations but stripped of its voice and agency. Though granted the illusion of mobility through its three legs, their orientation disallows movement. Instead it stands like a monument upon its industrial concrete floor.
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