William Versace

This William Versace sculpture is comprised of a found relic and cast bronze. For the bronze element, Versace employs a process called lost wax casting which involves the artist creating a sculpture of hot wax – thoughtfully shaping, pouring and dripping – before the mould is made and bronze is cast.

Assembling two objects of contrasting value, Versace questions the things that we value, why we value what we value, what determines value and who decided that it was valuable. “Who’s history are you preserving? Why are you preserving the heritage? Why is it important?” asks Versace. “Arbitrary notions of importance are always fascinating to me. Particularly in this country. What and who determines importance of different aspects of objects or culture?”