Endo is a small scale sculpture by Vladimir Jankijevic.

It is a stylized version of a lumbar vertebrae. The original bone upon which this design was made belonged to a Pleistocene age bison recovered off Bureau of Reclamation lands in Southeastern Idaho, USA.

The sculpture was modeled as a digital 3D model, 3D printed and subsequently cast in aluminum. Its base was hand crafted from dense African blackwood as a geometric block to contrast the sculpture's organic shape. All parts necessary for the sculpture as well as the base were hand made by the artist.

In the artist's words: « For me, vertebrae always stood out as one of the most intriguing large scale functional designs in nature. However, looking at a single, isolated and clean vertebra, the functional aspect of the bone almost looses its significance next to its futuristic and organic look. Isolation of that look is what motivated me to produce a cast. Especially when reduced in detail and cast into a shiny metal, the otherworldliness of the shape starts to take dominance. There is a certain beauty in knowing that there was no concept the original design was based on. It ultimately emerged from the grinding forces and pressures of evolutionary dynamics. »