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ABZ

2021

2021
MATERIALS

PC26 G226 resin, pigment, wood, iron, cast.

CONTEXT

Building blocks mirroring the artist’s view on our contemporary society. The paradox at the heart of this piece is simple: our rigid institutions—government, finance, infrastructure—appear to support society, but they are actually propped up by the soft, human elements of culture, trust, and connection. The hard structures cannot stand alone; their stability is borrowed from the very thing they seem to dominate. Step into the space and you realize the smallest human gesture can shift the entire balance—a reminder that our collective, pliable reality is not just being shaped by power, but is the very thing holding it up.

© 2026 by Mélissa Ghiette.

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