Derek Charleton
Ego Death
2021
Steel
5' x 3 1/4' x 4'
Ego Death would be the name of a figure concept I sketched out one time, a figure with a square pyramid for a head with each side having one eye and having a different expression. From what I have been made aware of, ego death is supposedly the loss and dissolution of subjective self-identity. The idea I wanted to draw from with a figure such as ego death is an embodiment of mental disease and psychological corruption, and pure terror. It's able to move through space freely, morphing through floors and walls to bring about psychological destruction.
The sculpture evolved as I worked on creating this figure, and decided to turn it into a more self-reflective type sculpture utilizing this figure and it's idea of psychological disturbance. Originally I was going incorporate stainless steel welding in order to create images and symbols into the body and create the various faces with it, but decided it would be more powerful to leave it bare and reflective. I figured the less is more approach here would work better for the piece. If you walked up real close to it, you would be able to see your reflection, as how shiny and clean the steel is, and I want the viewer to further reflect on that. As it morphs from the surrounding ground, reaching a appendage out in order to interact with the viewer.
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