n a rare and unconventional application of an artistic medium, dutch artist diddo has sculpted a full-scale representation of a human skull out of street cocaine. 'ecce animal’ has been meticulously crafted from the illegal powdery drug, formed in the same proportions and mimicking the biological characteristics as its skeletal source of reference.

to verify the purity of the accumulated narcotic, the artist sent his materials off to a research lab who analyzed and determined its ingredients – the findings revealed that it was, in fact, cocaine, yet ‘further constituent components identified included phenacetin, caffeine, paracetamol and 
a relative large percentage of sugars.' the sculpture intends to provoke thought and conversation about the nature of man, particularly our participation in society and the tension it often shares with our genetic makeup. an accompanying poem by diddo delves into the intended interpretations and conclusions one might take away from this piece.