HOMO AURUM EXAMINES THE HUMAN CONDITION USING GOLD AS A SYMBOL OF VALUE AND WISDOM. THE DIPTYCH PORTRAYS THE FIGURE AS A VESSEL OF KNOWLEDGE, WITH DIAGRAMS AND CODED FORMS REFLECTING SCIENCE AND BELIEF. GOLD SIGNIFIES IMPOSED VALUE AND THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE SACRED AND THE EXTRACTED. THE DIVIDED COMPOSITION EMPHASIZES DUALITY-BODY AND MIND, INSTINCT AND INTELLECT-CREATING A UNIFIED YET FRAGMENTED ENTITY THAT PROMPTS REFLECTION ON HUMANITY'S NOTIONS OF WORTH, LEGACY, AND PERMANENCE.
