Shanadain

Recently picked up this fantastic sculpture by Ukrainian artist Olga Vyshnyvetska, who also goes by Mr. Space Lobster, titled “Shanadain”. Dated 2024. The piece will be included in Nanny Goat Gallery’s upcoming Fear to Tread show in Oct 2025.

Polymer clay, air-dry clay, acrylics, wire
29 * 20 * 23cm

Here’s Olga’s wonderful description: There’s a place in the forest where the shade welcomes you and the quiet promises a long-needed rest. Beneath the crooked branches, you settle in, not noticing how the forest around you has gone unusually still. It’s peaceful, but you can’t shake the feeling that this stillness has its own rules... and you’ll learn them when the time is right.

Suddenly, you feel the weight of unseen eyes on you, something hidden, watching your every move. The breeze shifts, soft at first, then quickens, carrying an unusual energy, as if the very air itself is alive. It stirs the leaves in a deliberate rhythm, and something moves just out of sight. Now it’s Shanadain’s turn to pass judgment: trickster to some, protector to others, and now, it’s your moment to face the verdict of the forest’s silent, watchful judge.