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The Contortion
surrealist sculpture
45 votes. 2,826 visitors. 18 reviews.


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Instead of writing the usual backstory that accompanies most of my MOCs and especially the surrealist ones, I’ve decided that no serious writing should be done for this particular sculpture.

The Contortion describes a lasting feeling of despair, regret, frustration, and passion – all interweaved painfully inside my mind since a trifling incident just a year ago, whose themes are depicted in several of my works in the past year. I am the figure wondering without direction, seeing hallucinations at every turn. The black shapeless creature that has lapsed onto my mind wreaks the contortion, and it will not dispatch until I find what I need to move on. A year of constant reflections and imaginations has distressed me greatly, so be glad you’re not in my shoes and enjoy the MOC for what it’s worth to you.








































































































































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Abel
(from California, United States)
April 29, 2008

I remember standardized testing as a kid, when we had our skills "assessed" I did great in everything but something called "spatial." In this section of the test there were a bunch of questions with pictures of three dimensional shapes broken and folded flat so that you could see every side at once. (kind of like a cardboard box before you fold it together.) We were supposed to figure out how everything fit together just by looking at the completely "unfolded" version of the shape. I did awful on that, and I'm still awful at it. And it could just be my bad spatial skills and difficulty in being able to understand three dimensional shapes, but this thing looks chalk full of really cool illusions and tricks. The spirals look circular from most angles, so that when it rotates (in the video) everything changes and isn't what it seems. How cool is that. Such a succinct theme, and execution of your idea Nannan. I'm not even going to try and figure out the weird black web that appears to be nearly floating at the top. Great stuff.
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(from the underworld)
April 28, 2008

very elaborate, and i like the description.
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(from A deep place of the mind....)
April 27, 2008

Some people have called you "sick" or "demented" or such... Or even make comments like "Don't do drugs, kids" or "This has gone way too far".... I see all your creations as an expression of the way you feel, or the way you think about how things really are.... Not some "sick, demented" thing..... I am sorry about the incident you mentioned.... But I definitely like the depth of your creations.... Much like some of mine, really....
Captain Crunch
April 27, 2008

SO YOur Asian???? ME TOOO!!!!!! BTW nice thing
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(from Rishi)
April 27, 2008

At first glance I thought you created a double-helix for DNA... obviously not. It's a great sculpture with the colors flowing, and the sense of surrealism surrounding. The overview is amazing too.
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(from Michigan USA)
April 27, 2008

Phenomenal. (P.S. I have a question for you, email me when you get a chance)
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(from From Lake Forest)
April 27, 2008

What Happen's when you droped it when you were holding it.?
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(from The Order of Mata nui)
April 27, 2008

Very cool. I really like it. You definatelly have a style, and it is portrayed very well in this MOC here.
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(from (England))
April 27, 2008

exallent creation i think evan though i don't know wat it is but it looks cool anyway and good stuff with all your other creations!
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(from Lee Jones)
April 27, 2008

Ah to walk in another man's shoes, but would one really want to trade roles for a day? A lovely creation (it was an instant hit with my daughter). First thing I saw was a double helical design, but DNA does not seem to be your inspiration. Cheers, Lee.
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(from The Skunk Works)
April 27, 2008

I have my theory as to what this "trifling" incident may have been, but I don't think it would be right to blab it on MOCpages for everyone to see.
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(from Australia)
April 27, 2008

Wow, ok, my NEW favourite creation of your Nanny! Brilliant. Great concepts, such as the interweaving spirals which appear to be the embodiment of confusion and the black object, a horrible feeling or memory without centre or origin. (LOL inside an LIU ship...)
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(from Broomfield, Colorado)
April 26, 2008

I can understand how you got the pristine white background for just the MOC itself, but how did you get the background so perfectly white for a picture of yourself holding it? Is it Photoshop or are you standing in a LIU ship?
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(from Kamino)
April 26, 2008

Inspirational build, it has a very eerie feel to it.
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(from Florida)
April 26, 2008

I love how you did the winding staircases, Great job
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(from California)
April 26, 2008

This is an awesome build. It must have taken a lot of patience to balance all of those pieces. Great color choices.
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(from Chicago-ish)
April 26, 2008

I know "insirational" is probably not the word you were going for but I gotta say... Thank you ~ Chris.
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April 26, 2008

Whoa, don't drop it! great build, I just don't understand the hair everywhere...



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