Forgotten house


DAMIAN Mihai, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

2012 Ungheni Sculpture Camp, 4th edition. Sandstone.

Trinity Square of the Martyrs of the Nation, National Street

The house, though forgotten, is not completely collapsed, but neither is it stable. It is caught in a moment of permanent instability, suggesting a slow, not sudden, abandonment. It is not a spectacular ruin, but a silent disintegration.


The block detached from the base can be read as a step that leads nowhere, or even a memory: something that was once part of the whole, but now stands separate, inert.


The sandstone, with its rough texture and oxidation stains, speaks of erosion and the passage of time. The house is not destroyed by a violent event, but by oblivion. The surrounding nature is alive, green, indifferent – life goes on without it.


On a metaphorical level, the work can be read as the image of an abandoned inner house: identity, childhood, beliefs or relationships that are no longer inhabited. 


Finally, The Forgotten House is a melancholic work, but not dramatic. Rather resigned.

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