The sculpture depicts a legless, gray creature with the head of a northern elephant seal, a larval body, and human arms clasped together in front of it. It sits on a waiting room chair, and, according to the sculptor, th… See more

In May 2016, the figure was installed in front of the children's hospital at the Leiden University Medical Center, but as of February 2017 is now displayed alongside other works of art inside the medical center.
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After being posted on the social network Pikabu in 2017, the sculpture (renamed Zhdun, or "Awaiter") became an Internet meme in a number of Eastern European countries, e.g. Russia and Ukraine, in which it is e… See more