Flower sculpture by Spanish artist Ignacio Canales Aracil. To form the shape of sculpture, he gets no help from adhesives but just a month long drying process and the intricate weaving pattern. Though the method he uses may be a risk that sculpture would break at any moment. However, it just suits the theme of Fragility of time.
Another great example of work where the medium is the message. The fragility of the material works well with the concept as you mentioned above. A lot of planning as well i believe.
Beautiful work and the metaphor is there. When planning a project, time and material selections are the consideration, if not, such piece would not be constructed.