DIDDO ECCE ANIMAL | HIGH FASHION PROTECTION

ecce animal, dimension 12 x 18 x 22 cm, compression molded cocaine (street sourced) and gelatin, commissioned piece

ecce animal, dimension 12 x 18 x 22 cm, compression molded cocaine (street sourced) and gelatin, commissioned piece

Ecce Animal
Once we were animals.
Like any other, we lived in an environment of fear and want.
Then, we became 'human' and aspired to be better.
We learned to control our environment but the fear stayed,
because we never learned to control ourselves.

It is frightening to look at the face of our animal side laid bare
by comfortable excess; the spoils of its aggression.

But what exactly is it about this image that is so confronting?
Is it this division in our idea of self?
Or is it a realization that though we have mastered the outside world,
we will always remain subservient to our inner selves.
Diddo

high fashion protection, scott promask mask, m-95 military nbc mask, mixed materials

high fashion protection, scott promask mask, m-95 military nbc mask, mixed materials

Diddo is an artist and designer whose work spans the spectrum from engaging conceptual art to intriguing product design. Diddo redirected his focus to conceptual art. His work in marketing gives him an intimate knowledge of the tools and techniques corporations employ to feed their self-serving ideas. The experience has left him exceptionally armed to create challenging concepts and place them in our heads.

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