The Meat Crown Ritual #3 - Volkano

The transition from childhood to becoming an adult is perceived by Volkano under the form of ritual. He depicts children characters wearing dead birds as an undesired adornment or as overwhelming burden, covering their mouth or with raw meat blinding them. The closed eyes, the empty gaze and unsettling gestures reveal a deep sadness, shame and sorrow, a sense of guilt and regret, longing for something they acknowledge as irretrievable.