Medusa is a sculptural bust that draws on the visual language of Greek tragic masks and the figurative bronzes of Alberto Giacometti. The work reimagines the mythological Gorgon: instead of snakes, a tangle of eels rises from the figure’s head—a substitution that connects the work to Aotearoa / New Zealand, a land without native snakes.

Sculpted in wild balata rubber sourced from the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, Medusa continues the artist’s exploration of hybrid forms and mythic archetypes. The material’s dense, organic quality and underwater working process contribute to the work’s visceral immediacy. With her eyes closed—as all those who approach Medusa’s gaze must have—the figure embodies both power and self-containment, transforming the myth’s fatal encounter into an inward, sculptural meditation.