Reverse Spear
Both directions, held in tension
Reverse Spear
Mixed-Media Sculpture · Direction Series €1,600 Original Artwork · One of One Enquire about this workA found branch, carved with two hand-carved stone arrowheads, one at each end, so that one still points forward while the other points backward. A gold tension line holds the branch fixed toward the backward point, wrapped in black leather cord and gold brass wire at the point where the tension locks. Ankara fabric binds sections of the shaft, and the base is set into a 60×60cm birch plywood panel finished with brass nails and gold thread.
- Found wood branch, salvaged from a Pirates of the Caribbean film set, Budapest
- 60×60cm birch plywood panel, 3mm
- Two hand-carved stone arrowheads
- Black leather cord
- Black yarn
- Gold brass wire
- Ankara fabric binding
- Brass nails, gold thread
60 × 60 cm · Ready to hang
- Branch sourced, cleaned, and prepared as the sculpture's spine
- Two stone arrowheads hand-carved and finished in liquid metal gold, one mounted at each end
- Arrowheads deep-fit carved into the wood rather than surface-mounted
- Gold tension line set to hold the branch fixed toward its backward-facing point
- Ankara fabric hand-bound along sections of the shaft
- Leather cord and brass wire wrapped by hand at the tension line's lock point
- Mounted into the birch base with brass nails and gold thread detailing
18 hours base labour, plus hand-carved stone arrowhead work · A single, unrepeatable original
Reverse Spear is a unique, one-of-one original. The branch at its centre carries its own history before the sculpture began, salvaged from a Pirates of the Caribbean film set in Budapest and then reshaped entirely for this piece.
Each work includes a signed certificate of authenticity, care instructions, and symbolic notes written by the artist explaining the compositional decisions within this piece.
Ships from Budapest, Hungary. Carefully packed and insured. Delivery timeline and shipping cost confirmed at enquiry stage. International shipping available. For questions about customs or delivery to your country, include your location in the enquiry form.
What you are looking at
A spear is built to move forward, and this one carries two points, one at each end, so that one still faces forward while the other aims at what has already ended. Both have always been there, and a single gold tension line holds it toward the backward point, set once and able to release at any time.
The Ankara fabric binding sections of the shaft carries its own weight, since it's a material tied to inheritance and identity, wrapped here around a weapon built with both directions still intact. The black cord and gold wire hold the tension exactly where it is, fixed for now, until something asks it to release.
The branch itself once stood on a film set built to look like somewhere else entirely, so it has already been one thing pretending to be another. Here, it finally gets to mean exactly what it is, including the point still facing forward and waiting.
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