Anthropocene Era(se)

Signed
1 of 8
Bronze,lord of the ring Eomer spear
burled maple
11 kg           38 x 37 x 25 cm
24.4lb       15.2 x 14.8 x 10 in

In an age defined by collapse, we still crave a story. This sculpture is born from that paradox,  Anthropocene Era(se) is our final epic: a tale we tell ourselves to make sense of the fire we’ve lit. 

We wrap destruction in narrative, call it destiny, progress, or heroism, anything to keep the silence at bay. Eomer spear is not only a weapon but a symbol of belief, of the stories we forge to survive the unbearable truth of impermanence.

Yet even as the skull cracks and the metal glows, there is beauty; the beauty of fire, of transience, of myth. For when the world ends, it will end as it began: with light, and with a story.

But the modern myth demands more. Bigger stories, louder heroes, higher profits, an endless escalation of meaning to fill the void. Our culture consumes itself in pursuit of spectacle, mistaking accumulation for transcendence. We keep writing grander sagas while the ground beneath us burns, feeding the fire with our longing for immortality.

The piece embodies the tension between creation and destruction: the human desire to dominate nature through fire, metal, and myth, and the inevitable decay that follows. As our civilization burns with technological brilliance and ecological ruin, beauty persists. 

After all, in the darkest times, fire is indeed beautiful.