Graduation project
BALZACIUM
Luca Cous
A series of sculptural objects inspired by the aesthetic possibilities of scrotums.
The visual possibilities of the scrotum should not be overlooked. Apart from the physical connection, the scrotum evokes fascination. The sweaty sensation with gravity, the hanging, the dripping, the laziness, the prickly, the monstrous, the repulsive, the glistering: ‘BALZACIUM’ finds poetry in this body part with a series of sculptural objects where scrotums find a home and a sense of belonging. Even though Luca Cous proclaims the motto that ‘Everything may hang at times’, his design ironically suggests the opposite: a variety of materials defy the force of gravity, all submissive to the power of these unique upside-down scrotums that each radiate personality and emotion.