SULTAN Grigore, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
The two large volumes, joined at the top in an arch, suggest the parents. They are not individualized – they are a principle, not a portrait – they are together. Their unity creates the interior space. In the central opening appears the small figure: the child.
It is not added, but born from the large form. The void is not a lack, but a place of shelter – the family as a safe space. The massive body, anchored in the ground, conveys durability. The family is not fragile or sentimental, but a structure of resistance of the community. The raw texture and extreme simplification of the stone refer to an archetype: the family as a reality as old as man, beyond era, style or ideology.
Family does not illustrate affection; it builds it in stone. It is a form about togetherness, about protection and continuity – a simple lesson, told with essential means. Placed at eye level, in the greenery, the sculpture does not dominate, but sits. It is a silent, everyday presence – as is true family.
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