Moloch

Moloch is a one-of-a-kind contemporary sculpture formed from two twisted sections of oak and reclaimed iron, found outside an abandoned farm house in Cork. Its name recalls the biblical figure associated with sacrifice by fire, and the fallen angel of Milton’s Paradise Lost. Crudely bound together with old nails, the form feels less constructed than forced into existence. Fire has blackened and scarred the wood, while its contorted silhouette suggests something screaming, trapped or in torment. Dark, raw and unsettling, Moloch is a statement sculpture shaped by violence, myth and the ravages of nature. Whatever it is, it is not at peace.