Introducing Pavlenka, from the Latin ‘paulus’ – “humble” or “small”. The scientific name is Puncta sanguinista, again (loosely) from the Latin “to puncture” and “blood”. With 152 (clean) acupuncture needles, (fake) blood, vials etc – it is an appropriate name.

Pavlenka is approximately 60cm in length. It features obsolete glassware from a dairy laboratory in Taranaki, recycled laser printer parts, and a soldering iron stand. The sculpture also includes recycled copper, specimen vials, and steel strips from discarded windscreen wiper blades. The stand is made from PCB fibreglass board discards and a fence capping offcut.

The clips to hold various needles and other parts were created in modelling software and 3D-printed, with the interior lighting powered by 3 x AA batteries. The head is illuminated by a warm white SMD LED, and the interior by a trio of flickering yellow, orange, and red LEDs.

Instagram video clip: [here]