Sculpture I –  Surrender 
Ceremonial Robe – Witness

Savizon reinterprets the biblical hairshirt (a garment historically worn for self-mortification) as a techno-ritual device. In performance, the latex and steel sculpture transmutes the pain of embedded spikes into a charged, erotic experience. The accompanying robe, composed of cotton and metal, functions as both ritual garment and sculptural skin, framing the marked body in unapologetic visibility.

Drawing from the material logic of Jamaican Obeah (a diasporic spiritual practice rooted in West African cosmologies), the work forges speculative rites for the Queer body. These sculptural forms merge conflicting materialities, imagining ceremonial technologies for survival and spiritual autonomy.

This body of work asks where the soul goes when exiled from religious acceptance. Through ritual, Savizon reclaims pain as erotic resistance, challenging the gaze and returning power to the performer.

Latex, Steel, Rust, Acrylic, mounted on stage

Cotton, Metal, Wax-thread, mounted on wall