The Old Truman Brewery in east London recently featured the debut solo exhibition of London-based sculptor, Ahuva Zeloof. With over 40 sculptures of faces and figures produced over the past year, Ahuva’s work explores her relationship with the human body, its limitations and expression. Yoga, understandably, is an integral part of this.
Working predominantly in stone, or wax and wire, she creates pieces that are characterised by the sensuality of the female form.
Born in Iraq and having grown up in Israel, the distinctive geographical profile of the Middle East played a large role in shaping her practice. Surrounded by stone courtyards and the mountainous landscape, she saw “images of women’s faces in the profile of the mountains”. With her sculptural heads, Ahuva carved facial features into the raw material, juxtaposing the smooth treatment with the fossil-like texture of the stone in its organic state.
“Yoga to me is like coming home — once I knew yoga there was no going back.”
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