Peachy keen is a sculpture that was made to be X-rayed. That is, all decisions were made based on material and form tests that were X-rayed and informed how the final sculpture was made. At the center of the sculpture is a peach pit, clearly visible on the X-ray images.
The small biomorphic sculpture looks like something from inside of the body, something sick and mutated, mounted on a metal rod. The X-ray images show a form within a form; a peach pit which has been cast in it's center. It is a morbidly playful association to the space between life and death by combining a sickly form with a symbol of longevity. In China, the peach tree is considered to be the tree of life and peaches are symbols of immortality. At the same time, the pit itself contains amygdalin, which can create poisonous cyanide when digested.
If chosen, I would like to show only the X-ray images and print them on site to a measurment that works well for the exhibition space.
more images:
https://majasikorska.com/peachy-keen
