Llama Throne

In a creamy off-white tone, this broad throne stretches horizontally, designed for ease and for lingering. On one side, two llama heads appear as gentle guardians; on the other, a single horse head anchors the form like a calm counterweight. Between them, a generous platform invites bodies of different sizes to sit comfortably, side by side, without negotiating space. Nuri Koerfer is interested in what happens when an artwork becomes something you can live with. The sculpture is approached like a companion object: close, tactile, present in the room. Its friendliness is deliberate, yet not naive. The animal motif carries a nostalgic sweetness, but it also asks how attachment is built and where care is stored. As the artist puts it, “It is important that people live with my work and use it.” By welcoming touch, the piece turns viewing into duration, and comfort into a form of attention. Koerfer studies “the relationship we have to objects” and how it “is forming our psyche,” one seated moment at a time. It was created for the 7th Athens Biennale, titled “ECLIPSE” (2021).