HEIFER

This relief consists of twelve 25 × 25 cm tiles arranged in a 3 × 4 grid, cast in an intense orange tone. At its center, a red heifer stands in frontal view, monumental and mythic. The image refers to a real company based in Texas that cultivates and genetically engineers red heifers through DNA editing — an explicit attempt to produce a ritually “pure” animal for the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. This act, celebrated by evangelical Christians, is tied to apocalyptic expectations and messianic politics.

The image merges mythological promise with biotechnology. It draws from religious prophecy while reflecting the tangible influence of private companies and ideological movements on shared futures. Heifer does not offer simple criticism nor devotion, it observes. It recognizes the deep human drive to manifest myths through technology, to bend biology in service of belief, and to turn prophecy into a concrete political project.

This work traces how spiritual narratives are no longer contained in scriptures or rituals but enacted through laboratories, investments, and geopolitical alliances. It suggests a world where belief is not separate from science, but weaponized, engineered, and realized.