Big Pet

This sculptural dachshund elongates the familiar into the uncanny, its rust-red, ribbed torso reading like an engineered casing stretched between bronzed ends, as though the animal has been reimagined as a vessel for endurance rather than speed. The raised muzzle and taut stance carry a quiet bravado, while the warm, oxidized surfaces and rhythmic grooves turn the body into a landscape of labor—part creature, part artifact. Set upon a clean plinth, the work frames companionship through the language of craft and transformation, suggesting how affection can also be a kind of careful construction.