
M122/105 from Biopsy Series 2
A meticulously constructed assemblage that merges the clinical with the sacred, this work from Hirst's Biopsy Series 2 layers inkjet and UV ink beneath household gloss and glass, embedding scalpel blades and religious trinkets within a flocked surface. The juxtaposition of surgical instruments and devotional objects reinforces Hirst's enduring preoccupation with the fragile boundary between life, death, and belief. The work functions simultaneously as specimen and relic, inviting the viewer to consider medicine and faith as parallel systems of hope in the face of mortality.
- Medium
- inkjet, UV ink, household gloss, glass, scalpel blades, flocking, religious trinkets on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Day Sale
June 30, 2015
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