The Jaws of Time

The Jaws of Time – Marble 2021 (SOLD)

The Jaws of time is a marble piece that took me several years of work to complete. The marble was a recycled elongated block (most probably an architectural component) and old, meaning that it was extremely tough to carve with hand tools. On top of this the inclusion of the scorpion (a real scorpion!) into the resin had some issues as you can see from the appearance of a trapped gas bubble on top of its head. The idea was to represent the Gates of the Afterlife beyond which Eternal Death awaits, hence a deadly scorpion. I made a cool video using Heavy Metal music that I think it complements perfectly with the piece. Enjoy.