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Bharti Kher Father , 2016 Wax, wood, and plaster of paris, 58¼ × 27½ × 37 in. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth
Kher is fascinated by plaster as an ancient casting material that penetrates the pores of the skin to imprint the essence of its model. To this life-size cast of her father, she applied liquid wax, which hardened to form a solid coating. Placed within the tablinum, there is a haunting vulnerability to this solo figure, pierced through the heart, which complicates the traditional power structure associated with this particular area of the domus. —HJ
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