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Damien Hirst — Septicaemia
Damien Hirst

Septicaemia

A dense swarm of preserved flies encased in resin blankets the canvas, their dark, iridescent bodies forming an unsettling yet hypnotic pattern across the surface. Hirst transforms symbols of decay and disease into a formal composition that hovers between repulsion and fascination. The work evokes the invisible threat of infection, confronting the viewer with the fragile boundary between life, death, and contamination.

Medium
flies and resin on canvas

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Contemporary Day Sale

July 3, 2014

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Damien Hirst, Septicaemia

A dense swarm of preserved flies encased in resin blankets the canvas, their dark, iridescent bodies forming an unsettling yet hypnotic pattern across the surface. Hirst transforms symbols of decay and disease into a formal composition that hovers between repulsion and fascination. The work evokes the invisible threat of infection, confronting the viewer with the fragile boundary between life, death, and contamination.

Medium
flies and resin on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Dark, Shock Art, Bold, Conceptual, Resin, Insects, Nature, Provocative, British, Contemporary

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Sarah Greenspan, Hamilton Selway Gallery, Brittany Laques