A bearded male portrait emerges from a vertical assembly of charred wooden planks, the face revealed through controlled removal of the Yakisugi-burnt surface to expose the lighter grain beneath. The shou sugi ban technique inverts Vhils's signature subtractive method, treating fire-blackened timber as the layer to be excavated.
Year2021MediumWoodMaterialsHand-carved Yakisugi-burnt wooden panelsSeriesburnt seriesTypeUnique piece