Sledgehammer. Bullet. Bomb. examines the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage and the structures created in response to its threat. While earthquakes, floods, and other natural disasters inevitably damage buildings and monuments, the intentional destruction of art, architecture, and historical sites seeks to erase identity itself through political, ideological, or religious violence.

These sculptures reimagine protective barricades as objects that are simultaneously functional and symbolic. Constructed from familiar artistic materials—including wood, canvas, and marble—they occupy an uncertain space between temporary infrastructure and permanent monument. Designed to defend culturally significant objects and architecture, they also declare what a society considers worth protecting.

Rather than existing as passive barriers, the barricades become autonomous sculptures that invite reflection on preservation, loss, and collective responsibility. They suggest that the act of protection is itself a cultural act, capable of carrying meaning long after the immediate threat has passed. Over time, the structures themselves begin to inherit the cultural significance of the objects they were built to protect.