A balloon, punctured by a pair of tailor’s scissors, should explode—yet it remains intact. The blades pierce through its surface, but instead of bursting, the form persists, defying logic and expectation.

These are not ordinary scissors; they are tailor’s scissors, tools meant for precision, for crafting something meticulously “made to measure.” Here, however, they do not shape fabric but instead deliver a blow seemingly designed for destruction—yet the disaster never comes.

This piece presents an impossible reality, a contradiction that speaks to resilience in the face of destruction. In a world governed by predictable cause and effect, Stabbed Balloon challenges our understanding of fragility and strength. Is vulnerability always synonymous with weakness? Can something delicate endure even when confronted with forces meant to destroy it?

By freezing the moment of impact, this sculpture suspends fear itself—transforming the expected catastrophe into a quiet defiance. It invites the viewer to reconsider how we perceive threats, how we respond to crises, and how, sometimes, survival is an act of rewriting the rules.