On this beautiful phonolite stone from Raiatea island, the sculptor Teva VICTOR partnered with the rock and followed its lines and pursued his inspiration toward new forms and movement.

Wishing to ally the traditional Marquesan anthropomorphic Tiki (characterized by its eyes, ears, and corner of the mouth), with the human realism of its lips and nose: creating a fusion of two worlds, thus awakening an unconscious familiarity.

In this vision, adding diagonal and circular lines allows to emphasize certain aspects that can be found on the traditional Tiki, and at the same time proposes new rhythmic : The elliptic lines symbolizing a cyclical creative energy of transformation, expressing movement and constant change. Just like a walking person who evolves, this movement expresses the adaptation necessary to survive the surrounding world in constant change.

Everything changes, nothing perishes (Ominia mutantur, nihil interit) Ovid Metamorphosis.
Thus, this Tiki-Teva is where the modern and the traditional meet, between yesterday’s and today’s world.

Most of the art piece lets the observer appreciate the original stone and its natural beauty. A subliminal way to honor Mother Nature which houses and nourishes us : allowing us to live. By leaving the great majority of the piece unaltered, the artist talks to the collective unconscious of the observer, leading him/her to consider the beauty of giving back to Nature its due predominant place. It is an omnipresent theme of this artist.
This sculpture (Tiki-Teva#13) follows the questionings of the 2012 piece « No hea mai matau » (Tiki-Teva#2), about the origin of the Tiki.