Lamhacan

The Discovery

Lamhacan

The Record

Catalogue2026-3085
Year2026
Wood speciesScots pine bog wood
Estimated wood age400–4,000 years old
PigmentsResin stained with ground padauk (an African wood, red in colour) and ebony wood stain on the base
FinishDanish oil and beeswax
MountingReclaimed oak slab from an abandoned house in Mayo, Ireland
Weight4.2 kg
Dimensions40 × 66 × 38 cm
ResinEpoxy resin

Lamhacan is a animalistic contemporary sculpture inspired by one of the great transitions in the history of life: the first conquest of land. For millions of years the continents remained empty. Then something changed. A creature hauled itself, crawled (lamhacan in irish) from the cold water into a world for which its body was not yet prepared. Weight shifted. Movement became struggle. Survival demanded transformation. Formed as a statement sculpture, Evolution captures that threshold between water and land, its shape seemingly caught between two worlds. The first steps were small enough to disappear into deep time, but everything that followed began there.

Inspiration & Notes

Mosasaur looking, like a bird, an ancient fish or reptile - one can see many creatures and perspectives and early evolution itself in many faces.

The Lore

  • Brutalist
  • Organic
  • Organic
  • Unearthly
  • Fossilised
  • Nature
  • Deep Time
  • Transformation
  • Resurrection
  • Survival

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