In creating the Sepik collection, I was inspired by a community living in Papua New Guinea. In this community, during the passage from adolescence to adulthood, young men must participate in a rite of passage consisting of having their skin scarified. This ritual is painful and must be performed in silence, surrounded by the other men participating in the ceremony. To make these pieces, I first shape wax with my fingers. Then, using the lost-wax casting process, I transform the wax into metal. Finally, I mark the metal with stalls to create a pattern reminiscent of the skin of the Sepik, also known as "crocodile men".
