CRISTEA Iulian, Chilinău, Republic of Moldova
The title suggests an essential idea: the mountain as a symbol of stability, duration and primordial nature, and the heart as a symbol of life, inner energy and emotional/spiritual center. Together, they suggest that even what seems inert (the stone, the massif) has a living core, a hidden "breath".
In other words, Heart of the Mountain explores the tension between the raw mass of the stone and the ordering intervention of the sculptor, suggesting that within what seems inert there is a living, hidden core. The fragmentation of the volume and the chromatic accents transform the rupture into revelation: the mountain opens up to show its heart.
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