RHINO
 200x80x90h cm
Sculpture Series / NFT Digital Sculpture Series
This sculpture is the third piece in the series dedicated to animals on the brink of
extinction due to human activities.
The contrast between the pure white that envelops the rhinoceros and the polished gold detail of its horns highlights the dual nature of this animal: a symbol of imposing strength,
but also of extreme vulnerability.
The rhinoceros is depicted with its head lowered and its front legs firmly planted on
the ground, as if sniffing the soil, yet it is engaged in an innocent game:
its powerful horn becomes the target of a ring-toss game.
Four golden rings, made with intertwined rope and barbed wire, are
perfectly centered on its horn, while others are scattered on the ground, symbolizing
failed attempts.
This ironic and surreal representation transforms the emblem of its
survival—the horns, for which it is brutally hunted—into a simple
plaything, symbolizing the animal's innocence and at the same time the
cruelty of human actions.
The work invites the viewer to reflect on the contradiction between the physical power of the rhinoceros and the fragility of its existence, threatened by poaching and the destruction of its habitat.
The ingenuousness of the gesture, combined with the contrast between the purity of the white and the symbolic hardness of the golden barbed wire, transforms this sculpture into a powerful metaphor for human responsibility, a warning against the "destructive game" that is leading to the disappearance of these magnificent creatures.