This sculpture was exhibited on 1 August 2025 at New Fears, as part of the closing event of a week-long artistic residency by Violeta García, Daniel Leber & Camila Pozner.

It explores the precarious balance between stability and collapse, mirroring the interdependence of political, social, and personal structures.
Two iron bars (180 cm tall, 1 cm thick) stand 25 cm apart, anchored to a heavy metal base. From approximately 120 cm upward, the rigid framework is interrupted by fragile ceramic pieces (scapulae, clavicles) and laboratory glass tubes, articulated with silicone joints.

The assembly process itself is a performance of tension and precision: glass shatters, ceramics fracture, and some fragments remain on the ground as witnesses to fragility. These “failures” are integral to the work - evidence of the constant negotiation between order and disintegration. Like living systems, the sculpture thrives on interdependence: displacing one element destabilizes the whole.

Here, degrees of freedom become metaphorical. The iron bars represent institutional or ideological constraints, while the ceramic bones and glass vessels - organic yet brittle - embody the vulnerable bodies and experiments that cling to them. The silicone joints allow movement but demand vigilance; the fallen fragments refuse to be forgotten. This is a portrait of resilience: a structure that endures not despite its fractures, but through them.

Special thanks to Cami for the invitation and for documenting the piece with such sensitivity and to Micaela Masetto for the best light design.

Pictures by Camila Pozner