Gran formato

Anxiety Guy

"Pink Mindset and Lemon Ears" is a sculptural dialogue between Bulgarian artist Lora Nestorova and Ecuadorian artist José Cobos. Using a contemporary adaptation of the Surrealist “cadavre exquis,” each sculpture is built “blind” in three sections—head, torso, and legs—with each artist responding only to the cues left by the other at the joints. Anxiety Guy depicts the paralysis and physical breakdown caused by stress. • Head (José): Anxiety can be paralyzing, often leading to a total “shutdown.” The head of a possum symbolizes this state, as the animal famously faints or plays dead when it feels threatened by a danger it cannot escape. • Torso (Lora): References a British magazine column about “Britain’s Most Anxious Squirrel.” The arms are reduced to bare bone, stripping away the protection of the skin to reveal the nakedness and vulnerability of the emotion. • Legs (José): Multiple legs mimic the frantic, shaking movement of a person in a state of panic. The broken shoes and socks—a personal trigger of anxiety—reveal the underlying bone, signifying how chronic stress eventually breaks down our foundation and causes us to lose our “skin.”

Series

Pink Mindset & Lemon Ears

Artists

Lora Nestorova & José Cobos

Year

2026

Type

Sculpture

Materials

Saggar clay, glazes and underglazes

Firing

1250 °C

Dimensions

24.5 × 74 × 34 cm