KATONTI CONTEMPORARY - Victory March

Victory March (2026 - ongoing), unfired clay and poetry

Victory March is a conceptual inquiry into the human cost of conflict, captured through fleeting, intimate moments. Shifting the gaze away from grand narratives of heroes or villains, the project centres on the anonymous everyday person caught in the machinery of war.

These humanoid figurines, sculpted in fragile clay, explore interior states of displacement and quiet endurance. Their diminutive scale reflects our collective vulnerability in the face of the violence of contemporary politics.

The title, Victory March, serves as an ironic counterpoint to the grim reality that in modern warfare, victory is a hollow concept.

The project is accompanied by original poetry, creating a dialogue between the tactile fragility of the clay and the weight of the written word.

Veteran (2026), 8 cm tall, unfired clay, wooden skewer, 5 cent coin

Gave a leg to serve the cause?

your nation credits all your loss!

You'll get a coin, enough to stand,

a chopped reed backrest in your hand

Wheelbarrow Carrier (2026), area of about 14 cm, unfired clay, wooden skewer, 2 cent coin, alufoil, metal wire

Pack the dead up from the street,

to clear the town of rotten meat.

Dogs around you growl with hunger,

and your hands begin to tremble.

Uncanny (2026), area of about 8 cm, unfired clay, 2 cent coin

During conflict you were brave,

you lost some friends you tried to save.

off the table falls a spoon.

What was that? the foe's platoon?!

Searching (2026), area of about 12 cm, unfired clay, aquarelle on paper, Lego bricks

The war is over, don’t complain!

It doesn’t suit the victory plan.

Stretch your chest, you must go proud!

Missing loved ones search around.

Parent And Child (2026), 7cm tall, unfired clay, 5 cent coin

Fireworks before the battle,

didn’t taste like flesh or metal.

Now you wonder where to hide,

While with fright you hold your child.

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