This sculpture investigates absence through the language of the negative. Hundreds of fragments of human heads and faces are embedded in the work, leaving only their voids—imprints of what was present yet now unseen.

The title references a Paul Celan poem, evoking his imagery of the almond blossom: delicate, persistent, and bearing both vulnerability and endurance. The negative traces are not immediately legible, yet they resonate subconsciously with the viewer—counted, acknowledged, but not fully visible—invoking a sense of belonging through the void. Those absent remain named, inscribed, and woven into what endures.

The work was realised through a process combining 3D scanning and digital manipulation, producing a model that was then deconstructed into slices and fabricated with a flatbed laser cutter, bridging traditional sculptural practice with contemporary digital techniques.