Nefertiti
Toni Caimari
€2315.00
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Technique: Mortar and polished patina
Dimensions: 46 x 27 x 18 cm
Year: 2025
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This sculpture explores the impact of extreme body modifications in two ancient African cultures:
The Mangbetu of the Congo, who practiced intentional cranial deformation, elongating the skull as a symbol of status and beauty, evoking a connection to something higher.
The Ndebele women, known as "ostrich necks," who wore metal rings to stylize their bodies, transforming the neck into a symbol of grace and belonging.
Both traditions shared a common yearning: to approach ideals of beauty and power that may have been inspired by the ancient gods.
This piece poses a provocative question:
What would happen if both modifications coexisted in a single female body?
The result is a being that challenges our notion of humanity, evoking shapes and proportions that seem otherworldly.
But what if these "otherworldly" figures were the very references that inspired these practices?
Who were the ancient gods that defined our concepts of beauty and perfection?
Could the bust of Nefertiti or that of Akhenaten's daughter be clues suggesting an extraordinary intervention in our past, beyond what we understand as human?