Codec Zombie continues his exploration of the dangers of nuclear power with his upcoming Melting Cells resin sculpture (9”) which is scheduled to drop on Monday, May 29th at 7 AM PDT from the artist’s web shop . Where his previous Feeding Plants focused on the larger environmental effects of nuclear reactors, Melting Cells ratchets up the message by confronting the personal horrors of radiation exposure.
Beautifully sculpted, Melting Cells features a two-headed victim of fallout. The nearly all-white piece is punctuated by bright red deformations on the hands and across the heads. As with Feeding Plants, the new piece evokes a sense of reflective grace in the face of tragedy. It’s a beautiful portrait of a terrible circumstance.
Melting Cells will ship in custom packaging which includes a thermoformed clear plastic top featuring a block pattern inspired by the distinctive graphite-block design of the Soviet RBMK reactors (Chernobyl and others). Limited to 15 pieces, this will be the first and only edition of Melting Cells. As with Feeding Plants, there will be no additional colorways. The single edition approach is commendable and rather unusual. It celebrates the artist’s original intent and enhances collectability.
