Completion year: 2025
Technique: Shaped hand-hammered aluminium and carved wax, variable dimensions
Size: Variable dimensions
Edition: Unique works
Keywords: Valentina Gelain, Bekim Hasaj, Crusted Surfaces, Installation, Sculpture, Wax
´Crusted Surfaces´ floor installations, 2025. 'The Shell Cracked'
project and
exhibition cycle, 2024-present.
Exhibitions/Art events: ´
The Shell Cracked´ duo exhibition at Riutta Gallery,
Itä Art Cetre (Lappeenranta, Finland, November-December 2025); ´
The Shell Cracked´ duo exhibition at Korsnäs Library (Korsnäs, Finland, March 2026); ´
The Shell Cracked´ duo exhibition at Pleiku Gallery (Berlin, Germany, May 2026).
The work is realised in collaboration with artist Bekim Hasaj as Artist Duo.