This mixed media sculpture features two snow shovels attached back-to-back by a threaded rod and wrapped with original Castorama tape. The artist, with the precision of a magician, transforms these utilitarian tools into a conceptual work of art, turning iron into gold with a simple yet striking use of gold leaf. The juxtaposition of metal and the play of shadows creates a poetic shift, revealing the “birds of Braque”—a reference to the Cubist artist Georges Braque—which seem to pulse on the illuminated surface of the shovels.

The title, "In Anticipation of a Broken Arm," draws inspiration from Marcel Duchamp's iconic ready-made works and their associations with chance and risk. Duchamp’s own suspended shovels, once a symbol of imminent danger in his workshop, are reimagined here as both a warning and an emblem of transformation. The shovels, once tools of snow removal in New York City, now symbolize an impending disruption—a playful nod to the dangers of a world left neglected, like the streets covered in snow that never get cleared.

Through this piece, the artist asks us to reconsider the value of ordinary objects and their potential to carry deeper meanings, turning simple shovels into complex metaphors for art, history, and the tensions of everyday life.