Serpent Rite: Consecration
For this project, I wanted to create something that felt both sacred and unsettling, a character suspended between ritual and fantasy. I’ve always been drawn to creating abstract, highly detailed pieces that use artistic freedom to evoke emotion and leave viewers with a certain feeling rather than a direct explanation. Inspired partly by real shamanic rituals and cinematic storytelling, I wanted the piece to feel as if this character had been captured in the middle of an ancient ritual, frozen in a quiet but haunting moment, almost like a still frame taken from a dark fantasy film, where the viewer is left questioning whether they are witnessing a coronation, a sacrifice, or something far more symbolic.
Before getting into the sculpting process, I spent quite some time gathering references and researching artistic photography, real shamanic rituals, ceremonial fashion, and dark fantasy imagery. I like pulling small elements from completely different sources and blending them to create something original, not directly inspired by one thing, but shaped by many subtle influences working together.