Damien Hirst, Steel Structure Rust Prevention Baby Skulls Inlaid with 8000 Pink and White Diamonds
Express News reported on September 9 according to the UK's Daily Telegraph that in the latest work of British contemporary artist Damien Hirst, a baby's skull was actually used as a mold for the artwork - it is claimed that Hirst poured platinum onto the skull of a baby who had only been dead for two weeks, and also inlaid its surface with 8000 pink and white diamonds. This move immediately sparked numerous controversies.
The founder of the online Mom website, Shari Russell, stated that this move by Hirst was an extreme insult to the parents of the infant, "he shouldn't be so cold-blooded." Roger Scarth, a taxidermist who previously provided skulls to Hirst, said that baby skulls are extremely rare, and sometimes private collectors will trade them.
Hirst is internationally recognized as the most influential artist in the UK. His works explore the connection between science and art, the limitations of life and biology, often injecting medical elements into his works, such as medicines, medicine cabinets, and tablets. His pieces where animal corpses are soaked in formaldehyde solutions are especially famous.
(Translated by Wang Shang)