Branded (Progeny) / Herrado (Prole)
Sculpture - 2026
Unique
Plaster, graphite, bronze, steel, and concrete
40 x 25 x 20 cm
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
500 USD
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Regarding: Juan José Ricardo Peña (Jota) - Branded (Progeny)
Artwork Statement
"Herrado (Prole)" materializes a profound historical wound: the forced transmutation of the individual into a purely utilitarian object. By embedding a horseshoe directly into the sole of a human foot, the artwork serves as a visceral denunciation of forced domestication and systemic subjugation.
Historically, the process of shoeing has stood as a symbol of technological progress and mankind's dominance over the wild. In this piece, Jota shifts this violent mechanism onto the human body to expose a critical, institutional reality: dehumanization engineered as a standardized form of economic and social production.
