Second Life explores the rebirth of musical instruments through material transformation. In this series, Villasierra intervenes violins with wood, bronze, gears, acrylic paint, resin, and textured surfaces to reveal a new identity beyond their original function.
The works highlight the tension between craftsmanship and decay, between the instrument’s classical form and its reconstructed, contemporary presence. Each piece becomes a hybrid object — part relic, part sculpture — embodying movement, rhythm, and the silent memory of sound.
Through these interventions, the violin is given a new purpose: a second life where its history, structure, and resonance are visually reimagined.
Artworks
Wood, acrylic paint, brass, on a rustic wood base
32” × 23” × 43
82x60x10 cm
Intervened violin. Brass gears, acrylic paint, and resin on a wooden base
23” × 9” × 11”
60x24x30 cm
Intervened violin. Wood, clay, acrylic paint, and iron on a wooden base
23” × 9” x 11"
60x24x30 cm
Solid bronze sculpture
24” x 9” x 6”
63x23x17 cm
Solid bronze sculpture
24” × 9” × 6
63x23x17 cm
Intervened violin. Wood, iron, paper, resin, and iron on a wooden base
24” × 9” × 6
63x23x17 cm