DEFENCE / OFFENCE
A series of speculative objects exploring the unstable boundary between protection and threat. Built from familiar materials and the visual language of tools, restraints and defensive equipment, the works never fully disclose what they are for. Each object could offer security, extend the body or become a means of aggression, turning function into a question of vulnerability, power and intent.
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 001
A conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence by Berlin based artist Barbara K. Prokop. A compact black form is fitted with projecting stainless steel elements that suggest both protection and the capacity to injure. The object sits between defensive equipment, bodily extension and improvised weapon, using ambiguity to examine vulnerability, aggression, personal security and the unstable boundary between defence and offence.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
Polymer clay, stainless steel
Dimensions
22 × 28 × 14 cm
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 001
A conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence by Berlin based artist Barbara K. Prokop. A compact black form is fitted with projecting stainless steel elements that suggest both protection and the capacity to injure. The object sits between defensive equipment, bodily extension and improvised weapon, using ambiguity to examine vulnerability, aggression, personal security and the unstable boundary between defence and offence.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
Polymer clay, stainless steel
Dimensions
22 × 28 × 14 cm
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 002
A mixed media conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence. A red nylon cord, weighted black form and wrapped handle create an object that resembles exercise equipment, restraint device and defensive tool at the same time. By borrowing the visual language of ordinary functional objects, the work explores bodily control, preparedness, threat and the way personal protection can easily become an instrument of force.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
Polymer clay, nylon cord, wood, leather, acrylic paint
Dimensions
32 × 21 × 8 cm
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 002
A mixed media conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence. A red nylon cord, weighted black form and wrapped handle create an object that resembles exercise equipment, restraint device and defensive tool at the same time. By borrowing the visual language of ordinary functional objects, the work explores bodily control, preparedness, threat and the way personal protection can easily become an instrument of force.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
Polymer clay, nylon cord, wood, leather, acrylic paint
Dimensions
32 × 21 × 8 cm
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 003
A conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence combining a wooden handle, painted body and rows of projecting metal elements. Its construction recalls both a hand tool and a deliberately hostile device, turning the ergonomic familiarity of the handle into a source of uncertainty. The work considers weaponised objects, aggression and utility, asking when a designed object stops offering protection and begins to communicate threat.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
Wood, metal, oil paint
Dimensions
32 × 21 × 8 cm
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 003
A conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence combining a wooden handle, painted body and rows of projecting metal elements. Its construction recalls both a hand tool and a deliberately hostile device, turning the ergonomic familiarity of the handle into a source of uncertainty. The work considers weaponised objects, aggression and utility, asking when a designed object stops offering protection and begins to communicate threat.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
Wood, metal, oil paint
Dimensions
32 × 21 × 8 cm
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 004
A conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence constructed from MDF, steel, rubber and paint. Curved and rigid elements are held together in a form that suggests tension, stored force and mechanical restraint without resolving into a recognisable tool. The work examines protection and threat through the language of improvised design, where an apparently functional object carries the possibility of both defence and aggression.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
MDF, steel, rubber band, paint
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 004
A conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence constructed from MDF, steel, rubber and paint. Curved and rigid elements are held together in a form that suggests tension, stored force and mechanical restraint without resolving into a recognisable tool. The work examines protection and threat through the language of improvised design, where an apparently functional object carries the possibility of both defence and aggression.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
MDF, steel, rubber band, paint
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 005
A mixed media conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence combining wood, metal, self drying clay and leather into an object with the appearance of an improvised protective or offensive device. Familiar materials and hand-held proportions suggest possible use, while the object's function remains deliberately unresolved. The work explores conflict, vulnerability and power dynamics through a speculative object that could protect a body, extend it or place another body at risk.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
Wood, metal, self drying clay, leather
Dimensions
Variable dimensions
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 005
A mixed media conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence combining wood, metal, self drying clay and leather into an object with the appearance of an improvised protective or offensive device. Familiar materials and hand-held proportions suggest possible use, while the object's function remains deliberately unresolved. The work explores conflict, vulnerability and power dynamics through a speculative object that could protect a body, extend it or place another body at risk.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
Wood, metal, self drying clay, leather
Dimensions
Variable dimensions
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 006
A conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence combining leather, metal, wood and acrylic in a compact hand-held form. Its materials suggest both protection and impact, while its precise function remains deliberately uncertain. The work uses the language of defensive equipment and improvised tools to examine vulnerability, readiness and the point at which personal security begins to resemble aggression.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
Leather, metal, wood, acrylic
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 006
A conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence combining leather, metal, wood and acrylic in a compact hand-held form. Its materials suggest both protection and impact, while its precise function remains deliberately uncertain. The work uses the language of defensive equipment and improvised tools to examine vulnerability, readiness and the point at which personal security begins to resemble aggression.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
Leather, metal, wood, acrylic
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 007
A conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence made from leather, plastic and self drying clay. A soft strap is attached to a dark rounded form pierced by projecting elements, producing an object that appears simultaneously wearable, protective and threatening. The work explores bodily vulnerability, defence and aggression through an intentionally unresolved object whose meaning shifts with imagined use.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
Leather, plastic, self drying clay
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 007
A conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence made from leather, plastic and self drying clay. A soft strap is attached to a dark rounded form pierced by projecting elements, producing an object that appears simultaneously wearable, protective and threatening. The work explores bodily vulnerability, defence and aggression through an intentionally unresolved object whose meaning shifts with imagined use.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
Leather, plastic, self drying clay
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 008
A conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence built from metal and plastic. Its compact cylindrical form recalls the familiarity of a handle or personal tool while ending in a deliberately ambiguous pointed element. Positioned between utility and threat, the work examines how design, scale and material can transform an ordinary-looking object into something charged with ideas of protection, control and potential violence.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
Metal, plastic
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 008
A conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence built from metal and plastic. Its compact cylindrical form recalls the familiarity of a handle or personal tool while ending in a deliberately ambiguous pointed element. Positioned between utility and threat, the work examines how design, scale and material can transform an ordinary-looking object into something charged with ideas of protection, control and potential violence.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
Metal, plastic
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 009
A conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence combining self drying clay and metal in a reduced, almost archetypal form. A dark rounded body is interrupted by a single projecting metal element, giving the object a tension disproportionate to its scale. The work considers vulnerability, threat and defensive reflex, asking how little information is needed before an object begins to feel protective, hostile or dangerous.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
Self drying clay, metal
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 009
A conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence combining self drying clay and metal in a reduced, almost archetypal form. A dark rounded body is interrupted by a single projecting metal element, giving the object a tension disproportionate to its scale. The work considers vulnerability, threat and defensive reflex, asking how little information is needed before an object begins to feel protective, hostile or dangerous.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
Self drying clay, metal
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 010
A conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence made from self drying clay, wood and metal. The object borrows the proportions and handling logic of a familiar tool while replacing clear utility with an uncertain pointed form. That ambiguity shifts attention from function to intent, using the language of designed objects to explore preparedness, power, personal security and the unstable relationship between defence and offence.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
Self drying clay, wood, metal
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 010
A conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence made from self drying clay, wood and metal. The object borrows the proportions and handling logic of a familiar tool while replacing clear utility with an uncertain pointed form. That ambiguity shifts attention from function to intent, using the language of designed objects to explore preparedness, power, personal security and the unstable relationship between defence and offence.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
Self drying clay, wood, metal
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 011
A conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence combining self drying clay, metal and leather in a long hand-held form. The work resembles a tool designed for controlled force but withholds any stable explanation of its purpose. By balancing ergonomic familiarity with implied threat, it examines power, bodily vulnerability and the uneasy point at which an object intended for protection can become an instrument of aggression.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
Self drying clay, metal, leather
DEFENCE/OFFENCE 011
A conceptual sculpture from Defence / Offence combining self drying clay, metal and leather in a long hand-held form. The work resembles a tool designed for controlled force but withholds any stable explanation of its purpose. By balancing ergonomic familiarity with implied threat, it examines power, bodily vulnerability and the uneasy point at which an object intended for protection can become an instrument of aggression.
Year
2024–2025
Medium
Self drying clay, metal, leather