Chiton cast of bismuth/tin alloy, patinated, brushed and polished. Made as a limited edition of 12.

approx. 1.75”x1”x1”

Can be hung on the wall or live as a standalone sculpture.

The man’s head reminded Hnatt of a photograph he had once seen in a textbook; the photo had been labeled hydrocephalic. The same enlargement above the browline; it was clearly domelike and oddly fragile-looking and he saw at once why these well-to-do persons who had evolved were popularly called bubbleheads. Looks about to burst, he thought, impressed. And — the massive rind. Hair had given way to the darker, more uniform pattern of chitinous shell. Bubblehead?More like a coconut.

Excerpt from The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K Dick describing the physical side effects of someone who has undergone “E (evolution) Therapy” to enhance their IQ.