Mother, 2025.

Wire, newspaper, tissue paper, glue and acrylic. Dimensions: 2 x 0.15 x 0.15 m.

This large-format sculpture depicts a DNA double helix and represents not only biological inheritance, but also has deep symbolic and emotional significance.

Starting at the top, the helix features regular, harmonious shapes that symbolize the apparent clarity of genetics and the aspects of our biology that we inherit and cannot escape. Each strand of the helix has an inner and an outer face, with this section in particular painted bright cadmium yellow on the outside and cadmium orange on the inside.

As the structure descends towards the base, however, it begins to deteriorate. The shape twists and the double helix becomes deformed and broken. The inner side gradually reddens to resemble blood, exposing the hydrogen bonds that stabilize the helix — broken and visible like raw viscera. Meanwhile, the outer color fades and is replaced by newspaper, representing the cultural and familial context in which a person develops.

This dramatic transformation illustrates a second layer of inheritance that is not encoded in our genes, but inscribed through our experiences, family expectations and cultural and social pressures.

Through this piece, the invisible burdens we carry are revealed: silences passed down through generations, the weight of inherited conflicts and family expectations, and identities shaped by the gaze of others. This is a kind of DNA that cannot be sequenced, but can be deeply felt.